Estee Lauder sues Jo Malone for breach of contract following collaboration with Zara
British perfumer Jo Malone is facing legal action over breach of contract after the fragrance entrepreneur used her own eponymous brand on new fragrances, including collaborations with Zara. The dispute stems directly from restrictions agreed upon in 1999 when she sold her perfume business to Esteé Lauder Companies under which specific commercial uses were blocked; consequently, Estee Lauder Europe and Jo Malone Limited filed an intellectual property claim at the High Court this week alleging violations of those original terms regarding name usage.
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1Estee Lauder has filed an intellectual property claim against Jo Malone Limited regarding the use of Ms. Malone's personal brand on new fragrance ventures.
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2The legal action stems from restrictions included in a 1997 agreement when she sold her eponymous perfume business to Estée Lauder Companies, which prevented specific commercial uses of her name without consent.
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Estee Lauder has sued Jo Malone over the use of her own name on new fragrance ventures, including collaborations with Zara.
— [Mar 12] Why Jo Malone is being sued over the use of her own name (Independent.co.uk)Jo Malone sold her eponymous perfume brand to Estee Lauder in a deal that included restrictions preventing her from using certain commercial names, and she has allegedly breached these terms.
— [Mar 12] Her 'only regret': Jo Malone sued for using her own name on perfume (Smh.com.au)Jo Malone is facing legal action over the use of a new fragrance line that features both Estee Lauder's and Zara logos alongside her personal brand.
— [Mar 12] Estée Lauder Companies o dă în judecată pe Jo Malone pentru încălcarea contractului, după o colaborare cu Zara (Economedia.ro)Jo Malone is being sued by Estee Laudar over the use of her own name in a collaboration with fashion chain Zara.
— [Mar 12] Kad brend proguta osobu: zašto Estée Lauder tuz̑i Jo Malone zbog Zara parfema (Tportal.hr)"The only regret" is that she used her own name on a new line of fragrances after selling the brand to Estee Lauder in 1999.
— [Mar 12] Her 'only regret': Jo Malone sued for using her own name on perfume (Smh.com.au)Estée Laucher has sued former entrepreneur Jo Malone for trademark infringement over her new ventures using "Jo" in business names like "Zara." The lawsuit alleges that she violated a 1999 contract which restricted the use of her name after selling eponymous fragrance rights to Estee-Lauder.
Esteé Lauder sued Jo Loves, Zara, and perfumerie founder Joan Malone for breach of contract after she used the name "Jo Malone" on fragrances sold through their collaboration. The lawsuit alleges trademark infringement based on 1999 contractual terms that restricted her use of her own brand identity in commercial contexts involving scents or cosmetics.