CAN PERFUME SMELL HAVE COPYRIGHT
CAN PERFUME SMELL HAVE COPYRIGHT One of the leading brands in the world of perfume is Lancôme which has underdone certain controversies leading to is the smell of this particular brand has a copyright or not? The matter arose in the case of Kecofa v. Lancome 2006 where the two companies were in dispute over the smell of a perfume. The French cosmetics company, Lancôme, sells an exclusive perfume under the name Trésor (Treasure). Kecofa, a small Dutch firm, sells its Female Treasure perfume at a tenth of the price. Lancôme had previously tried to stop Kecofa by invoking its trademark right to the word Trésor, but failed, because the courts found that consumers were unlikely to confuse the brands. In 2000, Dutch Trademark act was updated; Lancôme tried again, this time also claimed infringement of its copyright in the perfume. The trademark claim failed once more, but – probably to Lancôme's surprise – the copyright claim succeeded and was further sanctioned by the Dutch Hi...