Saturday, August 18, 2007

News - Row over HIV charity condom name

Sexual health group Yorkshire Mesmac issues condoms to gay and bisexual men under a scheme called Confi’doms.

But Britannia Medicare, which makes condoms under the Confident brand, has ordered the charity to sign away its name by Monday or end up in court.

The charity says it can prove it was using the Confi’dom name in late 2001, before Middlesex-based Britannia registered the Confident name in May 2002.

Leading trademark lawyer Lindsey Wrenn, based at the Leeds offices of solicitors Pinsent Masons, has offered her services free of charge to the charity.
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