easyGroup has lost a landmark ruling against a London-based stockbroker over the right to use the wo...
easyGroup has lost a landmark ruling against a London-based stockbroker over the right to use the word 'easy'in its name. FSA-regulated equity brokerage Easybroker International has successfully defended its position against easyGroup after the owner of the airline, car and internet access firm attempted to block Easybroker's registration of its name as a trademark in 2001. The decision to overrule Stelios' action has not come as a significant surprise to Easybroker's founder, Savvas Liasis, however, as it was previously ruled by the World Intellectual Property Organization that "...
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