Westlife lose trademark challenge at EU court

Irish boyband Westlife lost a case in a European Union court today against the owners of Germany’s popular West cigarette brand who challenged the use of the group’s name as a trademark.

Westlife lose trademark challenge at EU court

Irish boyband Westlife lost a case in a European Union court today against the owners of Germany’s popular West cigarette brand who challenged the use of the group’s name as a trademark.

The European Court of First Instance annulled the registration of the name Westlife at the EU’s trademark office saying it was too similar to the German trademark of West.

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