Post by housesparrow on Jul 23, 2011 7:29:24 GMT
.....leads to a bit of a stink, it seems.
Two rival breweries have been arguing about a white rose design on their products.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-14255214
Mr Justice Arnold ruled Cropton's had infringed Samuel Smith trademark rights on labels for its Yorkshire Warrior beer, but had not done so on labels for its Yorkshire Bitter.
The dispute is one which ought to have been capable of settlement out of court a long time ago”
He ordered Cropton's not to use the white rose design on Warrior beer but made no order for payment of damages.
Lawyers said Cropton's would give profits from the sale of Yorkshire Warrior - estimated to be more than £20,000 - to Samuel Smith and Samuel Smith would donate them to military charity Help for Heroes.
The judge said: "The dispute is one which ought to have been capable of settlement out of court a long time ago.
"Instead it has grown into a case which is out of all proportion to what is at stake in commercial terms.
"One explanation for this is Yorkshire pride; but I fear the English legal system bears a measure of responsibility as well."
Two rival breweries have been arguing about a white rose design on their products.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-14255214
Mr Justice Arnold ruled Cropton's had infringed Samuel Smith trademark rights on labels for its Yorkshire Warrior beer, but had not done so on labels for its Yorkshire Bitter.
The dispute is one which ought to have been capable of settlement out of court a long time ago”
He ordered Cropton's not to use the white rose design on Warrior beer but made no order for payment of damages.
Lawyers said Cropton's would give profits from the sale of Yorkshire Warrior - estimated to be more than £20,000 - to Samuel Smith and Samuel Smith would donate them to military charity Help for Heroes.
The judge said: "The dispute is one which ought to have been capable of settlement out of court a long time ago.
"Instead it has grown into a case which is out of all proportion to what is at stake in commercial terms.
"One explanation for this is Yorkshire pride; but I fear the English legal system bears a measure of responsibility as well."