Yes, Ferrari reckons it has copyright on its red and Veuve Clicquot has paid for and been granted copyright on its trademarked ‘Clicquot Orange’. Veuve Clicquot reckons it created the colour itself and that the colour should therefore only appear on its own labels and merchandising. This is what Stefano Lubiana Wines in Tasmania recently discovered, when Veuve Clicquot threatened legal action over his alleged use of the ‘Clicquot Orange’ on the Stefano Lubiana Brut NV. Steve Lubiana entirely rejects Clicquot’s claim that his wine was ‘passing-off’ for Clicquot’s NV. This assertion was complete, total and abject nonsense, as the two packages are simply worlds apart. Since he has neither the time nor the resources to fight back, Lubiana has said he will not use the ‘Clicquot Orange’ for future labels (no admission that he has in the past) and will undertake to push all existing stock through the system in eighteen months. Veuve Clicquot was quick to agree and close the matter. In reality, this simply means that future releases of the popular Stefano Lubiana Brut NV will bear labels with just a splash or two more yellow, printing variations notwithstanding.
