Oprah Winfrey sues Glebe?

[Alberon]

Well, nearly.

Oatly, the plant milk maker backed by Oprah Winfrey, is in a court battle with a Cambridgeshire farm over alleged trademark infringement.

Lawyers for Oatly sought a High Court injunction on Thursday to stop Glebe Farm Foods selling its PureOaty drink.

Oatly said it contacted the PureOaty makers in early 2020 saying "their branding infringed our trademark".

Farmer Phillip Rayner, who owns Glebe Farm, said the PureOaty name was "a nod to the purity of the product".

Doesn't seem that similar to me.

Good luck, Glebe!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57425162

[jobotic]

Swings and roundabouts. He did win the 2016/17 Southern Counties Eastern Football league 1st Division after all


https://scefl.com/club/glebe

[Glebe]

Yeah it's sad news, sorry to let you all down. Long gone are the days when I was a regular guest on her show.

[Huxleys Babkins]

The O RLY? owl should sue Oprah then.

[Dex Sawash]

No more Oatly in my house (because we buy the cheaper one)

[shagatha crustie]

Saw the title and thought this should have been in HS Art.

[dissolute ocelot]

I'm not a trademark lawyer, but "oaty" is a cromulent English word. It would be like suing someone for describing their biscuits as "sweet" or "crumbly". Of course, messing with Oprah Winfrey is one of the stupidest things you could do.

[non capisco]

If she'd have done that "You get a car! You get a car! You get a car! Everybody gets a car!" thing whilst dressed as a seagull then she might have had a case. But NO-ONE SUES OUR GLEBE.

[Glebe]

If she'd have done that "You get a car! You get a car! You get a car! Everybody gets a car!" thing whilst dressed as a seagull then she might have had a case. But NO-ONE SUES OUR GLEBE.

They really have it in for me NC:

Lawyers for Oatly sought a High Court injunction on Thursday to stop Glebe

They will never stop me!

[non capisco]

KICK 'EM IN THE FLUMPKINS, MY SON.

[Blumf]

Stop Glebe, before he _________ again!

[zomgmouse]

Oatly Winfrey

[Ferris]

Don't stand a chance. Oprah ain't got the whimsy-minerals, son.

[touchingcloth]

Oatly Winfrey

Oatly Wheatfry.

[Butchers Blind]

I don't see the issue here. Go in the supermarkets and there are shelves full of oat milk/drink products, why have Oatly got arsey about this Glebe one? The names not the same or the packaging.

[Glebe]

I've just gotten an email from Kellogg's, now they're suing me over my Glebe Flakes. They're even saying my slogan 'Ask about the Glebe Flakes!' is copyright infringement. You can't win!

[Thomas]

They'rrrrre Glebe

[Glebe]

They'rrrrre Glebe

Fancy a job in the marketing department Thomas?

[jobotic]

My Glebe Honeysmacks
You know that I love you

Oh it's my only goal
To get you in my bowl

[Glebe]

I really hope Oprah doesn't see my new animated company logo, where a cartoon version of me is pulling the words 'Glebe Productions' along on a little sled.

[Gurke and Hare]

I don't see the issue here. Go in the supermarkets and there are shelves full of oat milk/drink products, why have Oatly got arsey about this Glebe one? The names not the same or the packaging.

Could it be that Glebe has no money to defend himself, and the other Oatly rivals are also from big corporates? And if them manage to scare him off, then it might set some kind of precedent for scaring others off? BUt yeah, you're right that there's no obvious case here.

[Alberon]

Glebe wins!

A family-run farm has won a legal battle against the multimillion-pound makers of plant milk, Oatly, which accused it of trademark infringement.

Oatly brought legal action against Glebe Farm Foods, in Cambridgeshire, saying their product PureOaty took "unfair advantage" of their own drink.

A High Court judge ruled in favour of the farm saying he did not see "any risk of injury to the distinctive character" of the Oatly brand.

The farm said it was "gratifying".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-58102252



Wolverine's dad looks happy.

A spokeswoman for Oatly said the company would not be appealing the decision.

"For us, this case has always been about protecting our trademark and how the single letter Y creates too much of a similarity between Oaty and Oatly."

She said Oatly wished Glebe Farm Foods "total success... moving forward", but added: "We just think they should do so in their own unique voice, just like we do."

...said the faceless corporate giant.

[Shit Good Nose]

The single letter Y makes it too similar? 

What??

[pancreas]

As opposed to just calling it 'oat' I think. They would have tolerated an oat-based product having 'oat' on the front. I hope the ruling ended up acknowledging that an oat-based product would be oaty by appeal to the adjective.

1991   M. Ripley Angel Hunt (BNC) 44   A funny smell. It was musty and earthy and oaty all at once.

... for example.

There are many better reasons to have Glebe hung drawn and fucking quartered. I just hope some corporation discovers one of them soon.

[Chairman Yang]

In light of this ruling I'm announcing my new health drink 'Oatl' which is mostly blood and cacao. The box artwork is directions to Oprah Winfrey's exact home address.

[chveik]

oprah you plonker

[Sebastian Cobb]

As opposed to just calling it 'oat' I think. They would have tolerated an oat-based product having 'oat' on the front. I hope the ruling ended up acknowledging that an oat-based product would be oaty by appeal to the adjective.

1991   M. Ripley Angel Hunt (BNC) 44   A funny smell. It was musty and earthy and oaty all at once.

... for example.

There are many better reasons to have Glebe hung drawn and fucking quartered. I just hope some corporation discovers one of them soon.

is 'oat' the problem? can someone try and market a drink called 'jizzly' without legal repercussions?

[shiftwork2]

Oprah can fuck off.

[Jasha]

In light of this ruling I'm announcing my new health drink 'Oatl' which is mostly blood and cacao. The box artwork is directions to Oprah Winfrey's exact home address.

Oprah says you can call it Oatl as long as you don't use the letters O A T or L

[kalowski]

The single letter Y makes it too similar? 

What??

Next target for the legal team.