Stalker was remiss in not reporting on the case from Germany of the mushroom pizza which was branded Champignons League, which landed the company involved in a spot of legal argy-bargy with Uefa over supposed violation of its well-known trademark.
Lawyers for the sport’s governing body in Europe warned it was ready to sue over the company’s pun on the Champion’s League.
Pizza Wolke, from the central German town of Giessen, argued that there was little chance of confusion between a multibillion-pound football competition and a frozen pizza costing several euros. Our learn’d colleagues in the legal department do concur with Pizza Wolke.
Uefa protested eventually that some people were making a meal of this story. A spokesperson said that Uefa Champions League could happily live alongside this delicious-sounding pizza. It’s hard to top that story.
