Is anyone making a rep of this?

[Grapeshot]

Clockmaking sisters slam watch giant Rolex's 'nonsense' threats to sue them unless they rebrand | Daily Mail Online

[Ride2live]

Seems to me that Rolex is worried that an “an average, reasonably well informed” Brit cannot tell the difference between an Oyster Perpetual wrist watch and an Oyster Pop wall clock. If i were a Brit I’d be greatly offended. Turning into a PR nightmare for a company known for being masters of PR.


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[JMS1988]

Seems to me that Rolex is worried that an “an average, reasonably well informed” Brit cannot tell the difference between an Oyster Perpetual wrist watch and an Oyster Pop wall clock. If i were a Brit I’d be greatly offended. Turning into a PR nightmare for a company known for being masters of PR.

True. Rolex's PR team have sunk their reputation with a silly response like this. It was usually these less-known, aspiring brands that adopted an aggressive approach like this. It's not just a bad PR move by Rolex, it's bad practice overall. Rolex's top management should have someone's аss for dinner.

[JMS1988]

Intellectual property law is an unspeakable mess. What's the problem that Rolex has? Using the word Oyster? It's a common noun. They don't own oysters. Next, they'll require fishing vessels that catch oysters to make proper arrangement with their IP lawyers.

There's a park called Royal near me. I wonder whether they'll face IP infringement consequences. After all, they've decided to plant oak trees in a park which is known as "royal". Royal Oak anyone? Obviously AP can't stay behind.

[Ride2live]

Intellectual property law is an unspeakable mess. What's the problem that Rolex has? Using the word Oyster? It's a common noun. They don't own oysters. Next, they'll require fishing vessels that catch oysters to make proper arrangement with their IP lawyers.

There's a park called Royal near me. I wonder whether they'll face IP infringement consequences. After all, they've decided to plant oak trees in a park which is known as "royal". Royal Oak anyone? Obviously AP can't stay behind.

In that case we better not tell that big Crown bully about these:
https://www.instagram.com/oysterclocks/?hl=en
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The World is Your Oyster Map Clock | The Big Clock Store
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