Wright’s lawsuit will bring to this form of rights enforcement, passing-off is an essential civil action which is a well-established tool for protecting intellectual property rights and business interests—so much so that it has been described by the U.K.
The claimant successfully brought a passing off claim against an American company which began selling lemon juice in similarly shaped containers.
The court there also noted that there are many similar fashion items available on the market which also contain unauthorized images of Rihanna, but found that this was not a barrier to a successful claim.
The court agreed with the claimants that use of the word ‘champagne’ eroded the goodwill in the term, even its impact would not be demonstrable in terms of lost sales.
Wright’s ability to recover off any individual or business committing the passing-off – but it does make the number of exchanges and other businesses in the digital asset sphere who are at risk of exactly the same lawsuit remarkably high.
Coinbase can’t simply dismiss or ignore Dr.