Tesco loses bid to overturn ruling that it copied Lidl's yellow circle logo
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTesco has lost a bid to overturn a ruling saying that it had copied Lidl's yellow circle logo. Lidl had accused the supermarket of trying to "deliberately to ride on the coattails of Lidl's reputation" by using a yellow circle to promote its Clubcard scheme.
Last year, Lidl won a High Court claim of trademark infringement, "passing off" and copyright infringement against the rival supermarket over using the yellow circles. READ MORE: Terror at GP surgery as patient leaves doctor and receptionist unconscious after he couldn't get appointment Tesco denied infringement and took a challenge to the ruling to the Court of Appeal in February.
There Tesco argued that there was "no basis" for the High Court judge, Mrs Justice Joanna Smith's, decision. However, on Tuesday Lord Justice Arnold dismissed Tesco's bid to overturn the claims of trademark infringement and "passing off".
Tesco is not expected to attempt to appeal against Tuesday's ruling and is understood to be updating its Clubcard prices logo in the coming weeks.
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