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Cadbury doesn't own purple

Chocolate manufacturer Cadbury doesn't own the colour purple, according to an Australian legal decision mentioned in a news.com.au article. According to the article:

The company, which uses a dark shade of purple in its global marketing effort, launched legal action in 2003 in a bid to sue Australian-based confectioner Darrell Lea over its use of similar colours.

Cadbury had objected to Darrell Lea's use of various shades of purple in Darrell Lea's store signage, uniforms and product packaging.

This is not the only case of an Australian company attempting to restrict other businesses' use of particular colours. Another recent article (in The Australian) mentions the Cadbury litigation, and also a dispute between Woolworths and BP over use of the colour green to sell fuel.