Transfrontier Scuppers Its Tecwen Application

Contrary to earlier speculation Tecwen Whittock, the homo whose coughs steered "Who Wants to locomote a Millionaire?" cheat Major Charles Ingram to a famous TV triumph in addition to thus to prosecution, volition not locomote lending his mention to whatever novel anti-cough products. Whittock applied to register his mention every bit a merchandise rank afterwards a N London society decided to cash inwards on the game exhibit fraudster past times launching a coughing mixture called Tecwen Relief amongst the strapline "One answer, i choice".

On 28 April, but 3 weeks afterwards Whittock, Ingram in addition to his married adult woman Diana were establish guilty of attempting to cheat on the ITV quiz exhibit afterwards Whittock's xix coughs guided the major towards the correct answers, Transfrontier Ltd of Hendon applied to register the slogan TECWEN RELIEF... ONE ANSWER, ONE CHOICE every bit a United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland merchandise rank for pharmaceutical preparations in addition to substances. Whittock, who knew cipher of the plan, was exclusively alerted to it when he heard a rumour that his mention was to locomote used for a coughing medicine. To counteract the endeavor to hijack his name, he applied on sixteen May to register the discussion TECWEN, next which Transfrontier's master application was abandoned. Whittock said he had no intention to launch whatever products using his name: "What I wanted to practise initially was to halt other people using the name. I've got no plans to launch a coughing sweetness or whatever myself, but I sure as shooting don't desire a society doing it without my permission".

comments: "Despite to a greater extent than or less 10 years of harmonisation inside the EU, at that topographic point is soundless no mutual criterion past times which 'bad faith' applications are measured. For Community merchandise marks the applicant -- similar Tecwen inwards this illustration -- remove non cause got whatever intention to role his mark. In the UK, however, if the applicant lacks the necessary intention, the application should locomote refused or, if it is accepted, it volition locomote liable to cancellation".

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Remedies for coughs here, here and here
Remedies for fraud here and here