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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/05/31/brighton-join-forces-west-brom-burton-bid-trademark-word-albion/
As this is behind the Daily Telegraph paywall, I'll just share the opening part of the article.......
Brighton are making an ambitious bid to trademark the word ‘Albion’ in a move designed to protect supporters against fake merchandise.
The Premier League team will submit an application to the Intellectual Property Office and are hoping to join forces with West Brom and Burton to reinforce their hopes of copyrighting the word.
It is a move similar to a bid made by Liverpool last year, who failed to trademark the city’s name after their request was rejected in September due to its “geographical significance”.
However, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur were both successful in their brand protection applications in recent years and Brighton are hopeful of trademarking ‘Albion’ in the next few months.
As this is behind the Daily Telegraph paywall, I'll just share the opening part of the article.......
Brighton are making an ambitious bid to trademark the word ‘Albion’ in a move designed to protect supporters against fake merchandise.
The Premier League team will submit an application to the Intellectual Property Office and are hoping to join forces with West Brom and Burton to reinforce their hopes of copyrighting the word.
It is a move similar to a bid made by Liverpool last year, who failed to trademark the city’s name after their request was rejected in September due to its “geographical significance”.
However, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur were both successful in their brand protection applications in recent years and Brighton are hopeful of trademarking ‘Albion’ in the next few months.
