I just found one called CAFCOfficial. It has a banner saying 'we are red, we are one'. Sorry Katrien, who are 'we'? Are'nt we some sort of weird customer group. On which point, I am considering making Charlton my un-friends on Facebook. The only reason I am holding back is that you get to replyon Facebook, and criticise stuff like their '2015 highlights' post.
It appears that this Twitter account has been suspended. Who complained, who knows.
Hopefully just temporary. Twitter are usually pretty lenient when it comes to Parody Accounts. This one clearly stated that it was a Parody Account and there was nothing particularly contentious.
If the club have complained, clearly the truth hurts.
Yes, hat's off to whoever is behind it. Very well done.
Damn shame it's been suspended. Presumably someone at the club complained???
Yeh, it would have been reported by the club. So that means we know they are alive inside the bunker and still have a line of contact with the outside world
A trademark is a sign which can distinguish your goods and services from those of your competitors and is capable of registration at the Intellectual Property Office. Through registration, you have exclusive rights to use the trademark and can take legal action against any persons who use, in the course of their business (and without your consent), a sign which is identical or similar to your trademark. However, if you do not register your trademark and someone uses your mark without your permission, you may still be able to claim relief through the common law action of “passing off”. One of the most significant cases in this area was the infamous ‘jif lemon’ case which was decided in 1990. In this case, which established the test to satisfy the common law action of ‘passing off, it was held that the reproduction of a lemon shaped container for lemon flavouring, amounted to passing-off because of the reputation and goodwill which the shape of the jif lemon container had attracted.
To bring a passing off action, you must be able to show that:1.you are trading in the goods and services which the mark applies to, as only traders who have generated goodwill can bring a passing off action; 2.the public associate your mark with the goods you produce, or the services you provide; 3.you have built up a reputation in the goods and services, and goodwill is attached to the mark; 4.a third party has made misrepresentations to the public, whether intentionally or not, leading, or likely to lead the public, to believe that the goods or services offered to them are your goods or services; and 5.this has caused damage to the goodwill in your business. While it can be difficult and expensive to prove a passing off action due to the evidential burden of proof placed upon the owner of the trademark, it nevertheless remains a course of action open to owners of unregistered trademarks.
They weren't realistically going to get away with using the club emblem for long- bit naive really as otherwise it wasn't libellous
Didn't @Airman Brown say a while back that the Spivs lost the TM on the emblem?
They did, but that's more to do with the fact that just slapping a ™ on something doesn't really do much to protect your intellectual property rights (hence we were about the only club to have it anyway). The Spivs weren't giving up the club's unique right to use the badge, they just realised that the ™ wasn't the right tool to protect their interests.
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Edit: Realised this sounds sarcastic. It's not; I'm being so, so, genuine.
I've seen Charlton have had the display picture taken down though.. but not the banner image strangely.
LOL
If the club have complained, clearly the truth hurts.
Damn shame it's been suspended. Presumably someone at the club complained???
One of the most significant cases in this area was the infamous ‘jif lemon’ case which was decided in 1990. In this case, which established the test to satisfy the common law action of ‘passing off, it was held that the reproduction of a lemon shaped container for lemon flavouring, amounted to passing-off because of the reputation and goodwill which the shape of the jif lemon container had attracted.
To bring a passing off action, you must be able to show that:1.you are trading in the goods and services which the mark applies to, as only traders who have generated goodwill can bring a passing off action; 2.the public associate your mark with the goods you produce, or the services you provide; 3.you have built up a reputation in the goods and services, and goodwill is attached to the mark; 4.a third party has made misrepresentations to the public, whether intentionally or not, leading, or likely to lead the public, to believe that the goods or services offered to them are your goods or services; and 5.this has caused damage to the goodwill in your business. While it can be difficult and expensive to prove a passing off action due to the evidential burden of proof placed upon the owner of the trademark, it nevertheless remains a course of action open to owners of unregistered trademarks.
BREAKING NEWS | Despite being tempted to become a martyr, we are back in a revised format #cafc
Now using the Spell it out badge without permission.
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