Harrods threaten legal action over "similar" logo
The world famous Harrods department store in London have issued an Essex business with an order to change their logo or face legal action over copyright infringement.
The logo in question is that of Hollands Cafe Lounge which the business owner Nigel Holland (pictured) claims is based off of the way his wife, with whom he runs the business, writes their surname. Admittedly their logo does feature a striking resemblance to the Harrods logo, which can be seen below.
Clearly the ‘H’ is very similar, as is the ‘a’ and the ‘d’. Whilst they are alike, to me they are not exact. However, to my eye the ‘s’ is near enough exact to that of the Harrods logo to perhaps warrant concerns over copyright infringement.
Was the designer being sneaky, lazy maybe? Or were they just unfortunate enough to not notice the similarity before the design was finalised? Completely innocent similarities in work of separate designers are bound to arise from time to time, but as this story shows some may not see these similarities as innocent.
Perhaps it’s a good idea to show your concepts to a few more people in future, just in case they happen to notice a likeness you haven’t!
Read more about this via the Metro website.
‘Hollands’ image copyright www.metro.co.uk
‘Harrods’ logo copyright Harrods Department Store
