Random question for any of the legal eagles out there...........it has just come to my attention that a direct competitor has been sending a mailer out to my clients, using our company and product name as part of the marketing - and claiming to be able to supply services cheaper than us.
We successfully gained a EC Trademark covering the logo they refer to, but I couldn't trademark the company name as such as it is formed of 3 letters and this was deemed to broad a concept for trademark ownership.
I have a couple of questions really:
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Are they allowed to use our corporate brand within their marketing material without our constent?
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Their claims regarding pricing are not only false (the systems they install cannot be supplied cheaper due to the larger installation required) but also work to give the impression to our clients that we are over charging them. Is that legal practise?
I have a call into our legal bods now but thought I would see what advice you guys have to offer in the meantime.