22 July 2022TrademarksSarah Speight

Q&A: Olivier Vrins on Cadbury’s colour victory

Olivier Vrins, a trademark lawyer who is representing Veuve Clicquot in an ongoing dispute against Lidl over the colour orange, gives his observations on Cadbury’s success in protecting the colour purple.

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Q&A: Olivier Vrins on Cadbury’s colour victory

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