5 October 2017

No hard feelings as hotel chain and Hard Rock Café settle dispute

A trade dress dispute brought by US-based Red Lion Hotels against restaurant chain Hard Rock Café has been settled, following accusations of infringement by Hard Rock’s ‘Reverb’ hotel brand.

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