tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post2386168869089902949..comments2024-03-29T06:00:27.896+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Aldi attacked for fishy facsimile – copycat capers continueVerónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-7396779487502931392014-06-10T18:56:06.705+01:002014-06-10T18:56:06.705+01:00Well I suspect this is very different from Morocca...Well I suspect this is very different from Moroccanoil. The choice of SAUCY definitely calls to mind, and the remainder of the packaging does not help - definitely a case of "sailing close to the wind".<br /><br />I think they screwed up calling it SAUCY, and we will see the matter settle on the basis of amended packaging.iPuffinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-16517487629121547012014-05-30T13:22:42.686+01:002014-05-30T13:22:42.686+01:00The recent Morroccanoil decision from the IPEC put...The recent Morroccanoil decision from the IPEC puts this matter into perspective:<br /><br />http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/IPEC/2014/1686.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-54582139731328640432014-05-07T16:44:27.778+01:002014-05-07T16:44:27.778+01:00the problem from the Claimant's perspective, I...the problem from the Claimant's perspective, I think, is that everyone (or certainly the people I speak to who shop at Aldi) seems to realise that it is not the brand owners goods that what Aldi do is clever but nobody everyone realises - and so the passing off claim should fail - unless the extension is to that of unfair competition or an unfair advantage type case in passing off which has already been rejected by the court in L'Oreal/Bellure caseA Leenoreply@blogger.com