Arsenal earn first win of season (against Spanish woman)

Zzonked wrote:

Mutant123 wrote:

Zzonked wrote:

James wrote:

Zzonked wrote:I don't understand why they care.

But despite the apparent ridiculousness of their case, Arsenal have now
successfully persuaded the Spanish authorities that there was a "risk of
confusion" between the monolithic English football club and the tiny
hat shop.

Didn't you read the post? Clearly says.

I confess that I didn't, but that still isn't an acceptable reason to care. Do they think people are going to go into the Arsenal club shop and ask for hats?

It's more the other way around. Using Arsenal's name to gain customers.

So people go in her shop trying to buy shirts? It's not exactly like she's got their badge on hats. It's just not a good reason.

Zzonked wrote:

Mutant123 wrote:

Zzonked wrote:

James wrote:

Zzonked wrote:I don't understand why they care.

But despite the apparent ridiculousness of their case, Arsenal have now
successfully persuaded the Spanish authorities that there was a "risk of
confusion" between the monolithic English football club and the tiny
hat shop.

Didn't you read the post? Clearly says.

I confess that I didn't, but that still isn't an acceptable reason to care. Do they think people are going to go into the Arsenal club shop and ask for hats?

It's more the other way around. Using Arsenal's name to gain customers.

So people go in her shop trying to buy shirts? It's not exactly like she's got their badge on hats. It's just not a good reason.

Fonseca wrote:le source sil vous plait

Fonseca wrote:

Fonseca wrote:le source sil vous plait

ResurrectionRooney wrote:This is almost as bad as when Victoria Beckham tried to sue Peterborough for calling themselves Posh.

Steadman wrote:

Fonseca wrote:

Fonseca wrote:le source sil vous plait

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/article/66828/

CollieBuddz wrote:There's something fishy about this.

How would Arsenal even know about a tiny shop in Seville. I reckon she reported herself to Arsenal for the publicity of the lawsuit.

I mean, I read an article the other day that people in China have opened stores that are called Apple stores or whatever Apple call them, and they're completely unlicensed. They get the employees to dress up like Apple employees and everything. They've been making cash from Apple's name, and they're getting away with it (for now).

If Apple (whose main interest is retail) haven't spotted an unlicensed shop which is IDENTICAL to there's, but illegal. How/why would Arsenal go after a shop which has fuck all to do with football and isn't even spelled the same way.

Definitely something dodgy.

grenade187 wrote:

CollieBuddz wrote:There's something fishy about this.

How would Arsenal even know about a tiny shop in Seville. I reckon she reported herself to Arsenal for the publicity of the lawsuit.

I mean, I read an article the other day that people in China have opened stores that are called Apple stores or whatever Apple call them, and they're completely unlicensed. They get the employees to dress up like Apple employees and everything. They've been making cash from Apple's name, and they're getting away with it (for now).

If Apple (whose main interest is retail) haven't spotted an unlicensed shop which is IDENTICAL to there's, but illegal. How/why would Arsenal go after a shop which has fuck all to do with football and isn't even spelled the same way.

Definitely something dodgy.

Well she obviously did it for publicity. Come on who the fuck would name their company Arsenal if there wasn't a famous club called that .
"Arsenal" is a shit word in every human language.

I read that people were bribing landlords in China so they look legit legally regarding those fake Apple stores.

Simon named her shop after the Italian word 'arsenale', which was the
name given to the shipbuilders' yards in medieval Pisa and Venice. Her
premises are in Seville's Arenal de Sevilla district, where Seville's
ancient shipyards were located - hence her choice of the name.

grenade187 wrote:

CollieBuddz wrote:There's something fishy about this.

How would Arsenal even know about a tiny shop in Seville. I reckon she reported herself to Arsenal for the publicity of the lawsuit.

I mean, I read an article the other day that people in China have opened stores that are called Apple stores or whatever Apple call them, and they're completely unlicensed. They get the employees to dress up like Apple employees and everything. They've been making cash from Apple's name, and they're getting away with it (for now).

If Apple (whose main interest is retail) haven't spotted an unlicensed shop which is IDENTICAL to there's, but illegal. How/why would Arsenal go after a shop which has fuck all to do with football and isn't even spelled the same way.

Definitely something dodgy.

Well she obviously did it for publicity. Come on who the fuck would name their company Arsenal if there wasn't a famous club called that .
"Arsenal" is a shit word in every human language.

I read that people were bribing landlords in China so they look legit legally regarding those fake Apple stores.

Lux wrote:What about that South American football club called Arsenal?

Dan wrote:They beat Udinese.

SBSP wrote:

Dan wrote:They beat Udinese.

Doesn't this really invalidate the thread? Or at least the title? RR was being quite pedantic about a title a couple days ago, so why should this be different?