PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Shaggy]

Superdry clothes are dog pump

 

[domalino]

Asahi Super Dry was launched in 1987, I was in Japan then and recall the advertising promotions...
The clothing company was around 2000, non?

That’s not how it works. Trademarks are limited to the area you operate in.

So I could open up a company called SuperDry that makes cat litter and neither would be able to sue me because their protections are limited to fashion and brewing/drinks respectively.

The reason they’re taking action against City is because they think the club is selling clothing with SuperDry on and the clothing company’s trademark is in that category.

Even if they win the consequences would likely be just be that us fans get to buy training kit etc without the sponsor. The players would still wear the Asahi sponsored kit.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

There will be no going nuclear.

Companies face legal challenges all the time. City will use the best legal team and will fight the charges rigerously and that will be that.

I think it's been brought up before, now you come to mention it. ;)

 

[Uwe Already]

Superdry clothes are dog pump

I had a superdry hoodie, it was gash first sight of rain and I got soaked! Should be renamed notdry the bastards…

 

[cityboy07]

Asahi Super Dry was launched in 1987, I was in Japan then and recall the advertising promotions...
The clothing company was around 2000, non?

The irony is superdry are inspired by Japanese culture and as you say ‘asahi super dry’ have been around a lot longer worldwide ….

 

[jaiguruKun]

I think the PL and Liverpool both use Bird & Bird Slicitors.

An obvious conflict of interest if true.

 

[halfcenturyup]

That’s not how it works. Trademarks are limited to the area you operate in.

So I could open up a company called SuperDry that makes cat litter and neither would be able to sue me because their protections are limited to fashion and brewing/drinks respectively.

The reason they’re taking action against City is because they think the club is selling clothing with SuperDry on and the clothing company’s trademark is in that category.

Even if they win the consequences would likely be just be that us fans get to buy training kit etc without the sponsor. The players would still wear the Asahi sponsored kit.

Here's an idea. We should all put a fiver in and start a clothing brand called "Standard Chartered" and then sue the fuck out of Liverpool.

 

[Whether or not]

An obvious conflict of interest if true.

It is only a conflict if there are two clients with differing objectives or desires. In this case the EPL and the victims want exactly the same thing, City‘s dominance stopped, so there is no conflict.

 

[Newman Noggs]

It is only a conflict if there are two clients with differing objectives or desires. In this case the EPL and the victims want exactly the same thing, City‘s dominance stopped, so there is no conflict.

There is if they are appointed to carry out an investigation into their clients' rivals with the prospect of huge financial benefits for the client should the "right" outcome be achieved.

Independence and objectivity are fundamental principles of a fair investigation.

 

[halfcenturyup]

There is if they are appointed to carry out an investigation into their clients' rivals with the prospect of huge financial benefits for the client should the "right" outcome be achieved.

Independence and objectivity are fundamental principles of a fair investigation.

There was the same issue when I was working in an accounting firm and they audited two businesses which were in competition. What happened is that two different partners took the jobs and they were thoroughly independent and confidential because the partners and the audit teams, as complete professionals, would never discuss each other's jobs and ......

Nah, sorry, can't finish that with a straight face. God knows how we could get away with that shit.