Cold War
Iceland’s Foreign Ministry filed legal action with the European Union Intellectual Property Office against Iceland Foods, a supermarket chain in the U.K. that has been operating under that name since 1970; it holds a trademark for “Iceland” for its 860 U.K.-based stores, plus 40 others around Europe. Iceland (the country) claims the grocer has “aggressively pursued and won multiple cases against Icelandic companies which use ‘ICELAND’ in their representation or as part of their trademark,” while Iceland (the grocer) notes that it will “vigorously defend Iceland Foods’ established rights where there is any risk of confusion between our business and Iceland the country.” (RC/CNN, IceNews Iceland) ...Texas-based Canada Dry is anxiously watching the proceedings.Original Publication Date: 27 November 2016
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.
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