{"id":7539,"date":"2019-02-14T18:25:46","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T18:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/butlers-in-the-buff-wins-trademark-case\/"},"modified":"2019-02-14T18:25:46","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T18:25:46","slug":"butlers-in-the-buff-wins-trademark-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/butlers-in-the-buff-wins-trademark-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Butlers in the Buff wins trademark case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div property=\"articleBody\">\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width lead\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" alt=\"Butler in the buff\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/6EC1\/production\/_105635382_01butlersinthebuff.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\"\/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">Butlers in the buff<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><br \/>\n                    Butlers in the Buff was set up in 2001 and now operates in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">A company providing semi-naked men to serve drinks and food at parties has successfully stopped another firm using its trademark.<\/p>\n<p>Bristol-based Butlers in the Buff (BITB) settled out of court with a company based in Newquay, Cornwall, which offers similar services.<\/p>\n<p>Bufflers Entertainment has agreed to remove all mentions of the BITB name in its marketing and on its website.<\/p>\n<p>BITB said &#8220;it is frustrating when companies take advantage of our work&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Davey, CEO of Bufflers Entertainment said: &#8220;We were unaware that it was a registered trademark and have complied with them every step of the way. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Butlering is less than 3% of what we do, and we have removed all mentions of the trademark as we agreed with them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bufflers has also agreed to pay damages and costs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                 <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">Butlers in the buff<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><br \/>\n                    Butlers serve drinks and food wearing collars, cuffs, bowties and &#8220;bottom-revealing aprons&#8221;<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stacey Bramhall, director and partner at BITB, said the company was pleased with the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very proud of our fantastic brand,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It is not right that other companies try to confuse the public by trying to pass off as Butlers in the Buff. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is very unfair to our business but also, and more importantly, to the general public.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption body-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">You may also like: <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption body-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>BITB said it was also in contact with other companies it believes are using the registered trademark.<\/p>\n<p>Describing itself on its website as a &#8220;male order company&#8221;, BTB offers honed young men to serve at hen parties, birthdays and girls&#8217; nights &#8220;wearing only a collar, cuffs, bowtie and the now famous bottom-revealing apron&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-cornwall-47230687\">Source<\/a> by <a href=\"\">[author_name]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image copyright Butlers in the buff Image caption Butlers in the Buff was set up in 2001 and now operates in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia A company providing semi-naked men to serve drinks and food at parties has successfully stopped another firm using its trademark. 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