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Ghost Suing ‘Ghost Vodka’ Model, Both Parties Respond

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Ghost Suing ‘Ghost Vodka’ Model, Both Parties Respond

UK-based liquor model Ghost Vodka is being sued for trademark infringement by Swedish rockers Ghost. The corporate fired again on the band, significantly frontman Tobias Forge. Loudwire has since acquired a press release on behalf of the band.

“Lately we had been reasonably bemused to obtain authorized correspondence on behalf of the Swedish band Ghost and their lead singer, Tobias Fitta Forge, informing us of motion they want to take in opposition to us for…..um….making vodka,” the vodka model wrote in a Fb submit with a meme of the band and the vodka bottle on Might 9. See the posts under.

Following preliminary studies on the battle after the Fb submit, gross sales director for Ghost Drinks Ltd. Ry Leon supplied a press release to Blabbermouth concerning the matter. Based on the assertion, Ghost Vodka was launched in 2015, and the corporate weren’t conscious of the band Ghost or Forge.

“We’re being sued purely as a result of we’re known as ‘Ghost’ vodka. There are not any different elements at play right here,” Leon mentioned. “Previous to the meme we posted this week (Might 9), at no level have we ever used a picture of the band to advertise our product. Followers of the band and followers of rock metallic as an entire have by no means been our goal marketplace for this model.”

Leon’s assertion additionally mentions that the band are attempting to set the listening to for someday in June in Stockholm, Sweden. In the meantime, there are nonetheless journey bans all through Europe as a result of coronavirus. “The band appears decided to reap the benefits of this, figuring out full nicely that we can’t attend the listening to.”

“Our ideas on the matter? We imagine Tobias Forge wants the cash having just lately settled one other case out of courtroom,” he continues. “If he can screw over his personal bandmates, he can have now qualms in coming after a small, unbiased enterprise. We respect his success and we are able to perceive how arduous he has labored to get the place he’s, nonetheless, there isn’t a excuse for this sort of shitty conduct on his half.”

Ghost had beforehand launched their very own spirit line, Ghost Juniper Gin, nonetheless the band deny that the case is about “gin vs. vodka.” Loudwire has acquired a press release from Ann-Charlotte Söderlund Björk, authorized counsel and trademark specialist for the agency GOZZO Advokater, who’s representing the band within the battle.

“Svensk Drama Pop (SDP) holds an unique trademark registration all through the European Union for the figurative signal ‘Ghost.’  These rights are licensed to International Merchandising Companies Ltd, in whose curiosity these proceedings are introduced. This case has been on-going for months now, and quite a few makes an attempt have been made all through that time frame to succeed in an amicable settlement.

 

This case shouldn’t be about ‘gin vs. vodka,’ it’s about trademark rights that grant possession for any and all alcoholic drinks – gin, whiskey, wine, beer, ale, vodka, and so forth.   For another EU-based entity to make use of the phrase ‘Ghost’ as a part of its alcoholic beverage model identify can be in violation of SDP’s unique rights.  SDP is entitled to defend these rights as another enterprise would when their trademark rights have been infringed.   That’s commonplace process.”

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