Call for evidence outcome

Consumer protection: copycat packaging - call for evidence

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Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Intellectual Property Office
Published
11 April 2014
Last updated
13 October 2015 鈥� See all updates
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
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Detail of outcome

The review looked into giving businesses the power to seek civil injunctions against 鈥�copycat packaging鈥�. We have decided not to grant this enforcement power.

There would be unintended consequences on enforcement and an increase in litigation cases. More generally, it would be difficult to grant this power with the government鈥檚 deregulatory objectives.

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We received a total of 34 responses to the call for evidence from a wide variety of interested parties, including:

  • brand owners
  • brand representative
  • public enforcers
  • legal community
  • retailers
  • consumer bodies

Original call for evidence

Summary

Review considering the case for allowing businesses to take civil action against copycat packaging.

This call for evidence ran from
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Call for evidence description

We are conducting a 6 month limited review of .

The review considers the case for granting businesses the power of civil injunction in relation to 鈥榗opycat packaging鈥�. Copycat packaging is when packaging is designed to give a product the 鈥榣ook and feel鈥� of a competing well-known brand.

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Ref: BIS/14/724

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Updates to this page

Published 11 April 2014
Last updated 13 October 2015 show all updates

  1. Added public feedback and the government's response.

  2. Minor corrections to question text.

  3. First published.

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