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Copyright victory for owners of ‘Dr Martens’ Logo

01/02/2005

The British Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of R Griggs Group Ltd. in a battle over the copyright of the Dr Martens logo that has spanned 17 years.

In 1988, Griggs commissioned an advertising agency, who in turn commissioned a freelancer, Ross Evans, to combine its existing “Dr Martens” and “Air Wair” logos into one mark.

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