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17 December 2019TrademarksRory O'Neill

English High Court dismisses Babybel TM appeal

The English High Court has dismissed the owner of cheese brand Babybel’s appeal in a trademark dispute over the colour of the cheese’s wax coating, in a win for UK supermarket Sainsbury's.

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