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7 December 2018Trademarks

EU court sets record straight on ‘Commodores’ TM dispute

Two members of American soul group the Commodores suffered a defeat in a trademark dispute over the band’s name after the EU General Court ruled in favour of founding member Thomas McClary’s Fifth Avenue Entertainment.

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