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Aug 17, 2016
Greg Chambers, Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick, Australia
First published on www.pof.com.au

Frucor fails in Green bid


Greg Chambers, Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick, Australia, First published on www.pof.com.auCan a single colour be a brand? Generally, the Trade Marks Office and the Courts are reluctant to recognise claims made by a business that a specific colour is theirs alone. There are of course some famous exceptions. Kodak owns the colour gold as a trade mark for photographic film and Cadbury owns the colour purple for chocolate. So what does it take to secure rights in a colour? This question has again been considered by the Trade Marks Office in an opposition brought by The Coca-Cola Company against Frucor Beverages Limited in connection with  read more