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Trademark case: Topshop found guilty of passing off
Posted by Jane Coyle on September 24, 2013 / Posted in Trade Marks
Topshop found guilty of passing off
In 2011 and 2012 the well known, British high street chain of clothing stores, Topshop sold T-shirts also known as a ‘muscle sleeve’ due to there specific design, with the large, bursting image of the world wide, famous singer/artist Rhianna on them, without her permission. Rihanna took legal action to stop the sale of the product named the ‘Rhianna Tank’, and on Wednesday the 31 st of July 2013, Topshop were found guilty at the high court of ‘passing off’, [...]
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