Interesting story from Trunki doing the rounds.
Remember them from Dragons Den, the unlikely success of childrens ride on suitcases. Obviously success breeds imitation, but when CEO Rob Law went to court to contest his design rights had been infringed, he lost.
Trunki founder Rob Law said: “We are devastated and bewildered by this judgement, not just for ourselves but for the huge wave of uncertainty it brings to designers across Britain.
We created an original product in Trunki and protected it by computer generated registered design – a process used to protect a third of designs across Europe. In my honest opinion, the Trunki was willfully ripped off. We stood up to this behaviour, held it to account and took our case all the way to the highest court in the land – only for the judges to rule that we are not protected against the copy. They’re effectively sending knights into battle without armour.
Full story on Trunkis Blog:
Supreme Court Judgment Brings Wave of Uncertainty to Britain’s Designers
So what do you think, here are the two products side by side. Blatant rip off or competition?
image courtesy of trunki
