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Schweppes Ltd v Wellingtons Ltd [1984] F.S.R. 210

By Oxbridge Law TeamUpdated 04/01/2024 07:13

Judgement for the case Schweppes Ltd v Wellingtons Ltd

Table Of Contents

  • Claimant produced the drink ‘Schweppes’.

  • Defendant produced a bubble bath almost identical in appearance to a bottle of Schweppes, but called ‘Schlurppes’.

  • Claimant sued for breach of copyright.

Held

  • Parody is irrelevant to issue of infringement.

  • Thus as a substantial part had been copied, there was infringement.

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