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BBCA salon owner says that he is “ready to fight again again” in further hearing in his long -running trademark dispute with the global cosmetics firm L’Oréal.
Rebecca Dowdeswell Attempted renewal The trademark of his Lester – Appendage Business – NKD – in 2022, but the French firm opposed the move.
L’Oréal has its own range of trademark on a series of beauty products, called Naked, and claims that the use of the name NKD will lead to “consumer confusion”.
The 49 -year -old said that she was feeling in a “very strong position”, now an intellectual property office (IPO) hearing date was scheduled for the case. This will be at the end of this year.
The mother of two from the Redcliff-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire organized the NKD Trademark name since 2009, and it ended in 2019.
He said that he had a six -month window to renew it, but forgot, which he described as a “big mistake”.
“She lasted a six -month window at the beginning of Kovid and there was chaos for all businesses – including beauty salons – and I missed the end,” she first told the BBC.
“When I came to register the trademark again, I was essentially starting from scratches, not renewing an existing.”
He said that L’Oréal objected on the grounds that it is owned by urban decay makeup brand, with a series of shadow palettes of eyes called Necade.
He said: “There has never been any evidence of consumer confusion. In 15 years of business, no one ever said ‘Are you naked of urban decay?”
Ms. Doundeswell told the BBC that the matter was decided by the IPO of the government, but the hearing was postponed.
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It said that before Brexit, the trademark can be registered with the European Union (EU) or the UK, or both.
After Brexit, 1.4 million trademarks that were with the European Union were transferred to the UK to be effective.
Talking to the BBC, Ms. Doveswell – who spent more than £ 30,000 against L’oréal – said she “enjoyed” a temporary brake from the proceedings.
“When I came to register them after post-covid, L’Oréal logged into his objections and I have been defending myself for the last three years,” said Ms. Dowdswell.
“This is actually stressful to deal with it, but I have enjoyed keeping it away from the metaphor and getting a break from it.
“In the handcite, I realized how much toll was on me last year. Personally with my family, my young children and business.
“I am ready to fight again. I think L’Oréal thinks that I am just going away – and I am not.”
In response, a spokesperson of L’Oréal said: “We are fully committed to solving any misconception, perhaps with Rebecca Doveswell.
“From the onset of our exchanges with its lawyers in 2022, we have communicated a proposal that supports our business aspirations by respecting our long -term trademark rights.
“We are ready to resolve the matter mutually agreed.”
The IPO confirmed that a hearing date was scheduled for November 5.
This added decision will usually be expected to be about nine months later.
Ms. Dowdswell said: “To shrink a phrase which L’Oréal knows very well, I have often asked myself – ‘Is it worth it?” ,
