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17 years 9 months ago #13

Geo Topic Author	nevertheless, this is a beer forum, not an international intellectual property rights board, so I'll leave it at that! Good luck with any quest to secure rights to the name. I always root for the little guy vs. big companies!

17 years 9 months ago #14

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&quot;Geo&quot;:2ui05nbp wrote: Hmmm,,,but there is a WTO agreement on trademarks that might prevent you from using the name "officially"[/quote:2ui05nbp]Most of these things seem to create a set of standards to allow for harmonisation and parallel working between jurisdictions. You still need to register your trademark in each jurisdiction if you want to enforce it. I'm sure big companies like Pizza Express (Milano in Ireland) and Burger King (Hungry Jack's -- partially -- in Australia) explored all the options before they compromised their brands to suit local trademarks.

I can assure you that my interest in this is purely from the perspective of a law geek rather than an intention to pursue any sort of rights.

Nut on, my friend. Nut on.

17 years 9 months ago #15

barry m Offline Posts: 4307	Get a room!!! What a fine pair of nuts! <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D --> Oh Matron!

17 years 9 months ago #16

bigears Offline Posts: 2832	[quote:3l8tsz1r]I'm sure big coempanies like Pizza Express (Milano in Ireland) and Burger King (Hungry Jack's -- partially -- in Australia) explored all the options before they compromised their brands to suit local trademarks. [/quote:3l8tsz1r]Apparently in the United Arab Emirates they trade as Burger Queen. There is only one king and he's not too keen on sharing his throne.