Metro retail group considering suing Metro International
Posted by Katherine Thompson on September 22, 2008 at 1:08 PM
German retail brand "Metro" is considering suing free paper group Metro International following its victory in Hungary.
Hungarian Metro was forced to change its name to Metropol following a lawsuit launched by the German retailer. It successfully argued that the Hungarian newspaper"s use of the name was an infringement of its copyright.
Business website, B2B Köln, reports that it is looking at the French and Italian markets first.
Other contested markets could be Greece, the Netherlands, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Russia, Belgium, the UK and Poland.
The German Metro Cash & Carry group has been in the market for 40 years, while the free newspaper group has been in operation for just 13 years.
A court in Hamburg has taken already barred Metro International from publishing under the "Metro" title in the German market.
Metro Cash and Carry is part of the Metro Group. Other brands are Makro, Media Markt, Saturn, Galeria Kaufhaus and Real.
Source: Newspaper Innovation via IFRA Executive News Service
Hungarian Metro was forced to change its name to Metropol following a lawsuit launched by the German retailer. It successfully argued that the Hungarian newspaper"s use of the name was an infringement of its copyright.
Business website, B2B Köln, reports that it is looking at the French and Italian markets first.
Other contested markets could be Greece, the Netherlands, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Russia, Belgium, the UK and Poland.
The German Metro Cash & Carry group has been in the market for 40 years, while the free newspaper group has been in operation for just 13 years.
A court in Hamburg has taken already barred Metro International from publishing under the "Metro" title in the German market.
Metro Cash and Carry is part of the Metro Group. Other brands are Makro, Media Markt, Saturn, Galeria Kaufhaus and Real.
Source: Newspaper Innovation via IFRA Executive News Service
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