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Jules Rimet Cup Ltd v The Football Association Ltd [2007] EWHC 2376

Country:
United Kingdom
By Oxbridge Law Team
Held

  • Claimant, the FA, was owner of copyright in a lion mascot from 2006 World Cup called ‘World Cup Willie’.

  • Defendant applied to register the name and lion symbol in respect of merchandise.

  • Claimant opposed registration on grounds that Claimant still had goodwill in original mascot.

Held

  • Defendant obviously believed that there was residual commercial value in World Cup Willie

    • As otherwise they would not have been willing to pay for it.

  • Thus as a consequence there was residual goodwill in World Cup Willie.

    • I.e. as it was precisely this goodwill that Defendant was confident of using to make a profit.

    • This despite 40 years of non-use.

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