LoginHow 'copycat brands' walk the line
Does trading standards have a role in tackling so-called 'copycat brands'?
Posted 07 January 2021 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Analysis|Retail|National
ANALYSIS: Lookalike packaging continues to test the boundaries between competition and consumer confusion. This analysis explores how copycat brands influence purchasing decisions and the legal and regulatory issues they raise.
It’s fair to say that few people look forward to a supermarket shop. For the most part, a turn around the aisles is seen as a necessary evil, a mundane routine to be endured, particularly in these troubling times of coronavirus and mandatory face masks.
But it’s our timeworn habits when it comes to the weekly shop that so-called ‘copycat products’ are relying upon. Whether you call these ...
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