TESCO WITHDRAWS EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE CASE AGAINST GERMAN RIVAL METRO
October 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A EUROPEAN Court of Justice spokesman confirmed to just-food.com this afternoon (Tues 23/10) that Tesco had "requested that its case be withdrawn" regarding a long-running trademark case against German rival Metro AG. Judges scrapped plans to hear an appeal tomorrow against an earlier ruling blocking its opposition to the German's planned registration of the 'Metro' brand, also used by Tesco.
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A EUROPEAN Court of Justice spokesman confirmed to just-food.com this afternoon (Tues 23/10) that Tesco had "requested that its case be withdrawn" regarding a long-running trademark case against German rival Metro AG. Judges scrapped plans to hear an appeal tomorrow against an earlier ruling blocking its opposition to the German's planned registration of the 'Metro' brand, also used by Tesco.
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