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Rich Energy found guilty of plagiarism for its logo
This is news belonging to the extra-sporting register, but which could have an effect on the appearance of the single-seaters Haas en Formula 1. This Tuesday, May 12, the High Court of London (Great Britain) ruled that title sponsor Rich Energy's logo was plagiarism.
More precisely, the energy drink brand has used a logo since 2015 which is, according to the legal verdict, a copy of the logo of the British mountain bike brand Whyte Bikes. The bicycle company did not hesitate to share the disturbing resemblance on its website:
She is also the originator of this complaint. Judge Melissa Clarke, in charge of the case, explains her verdict. “I don’t accept Mr Storey (founder and boss of Rich Energy) and Mr Kelly (representative of the company StaxoWeb Limited, behind the Rich Energy logo) as credible and reliable witnesses. I treat their evidence with a high level of caution. »
Concretely, this means that Rich Energy no longer has the right to use this logo, whether on its cans, or on Haas single-seaters, suits, clothing and other helmets. However, Rich Energy announced via Twitter its intention to “consider all legal actions, including appealing.”
Today the judgment was released in the claim brought by @WhyteBikes against us in respect of our stag logo. We are disappointed with the judgment & the findings of the judge which run counter to our submissions. We are considering all of our legal options including appeal pic.twitter.com/WVJl9Sc5nQ
- Rich Energy (@rich_energy) 14th May 2019
Medhi Casaurang
Passionate about the history of motorsport across all disciplines, I learned to read thanks to AUTOhebdo. At least that's what my parents tell everyone when they see my name inside!
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