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Harris Tweed Authority wins trademark infringement case

Harris Tweed Authority, the statutory body established to safeguard the standard and reputation of Harris Tweed, has been awarded 25,000 pounds in damages in court after winning its trademark infringement case against retail chain, Tartan House of Scotland. The Authority launched the legal action following concerns that a number of retail...

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Harris Tweed secures a coat of arms

Harris Tweed’s orb trademark has been officially recognised as a coat of arms, protecting the tweed cloth woven by hand against any unauthorised use. The Lord Lyon, King of Arms has granted that the Harris Tweed orb, which identifies tweed and cloth hand-woven in the Western Isles with wool yarn from island sheep, to be the industry’s coat of...