Rebekah Vardy ‘faces court date over Wagatha Christie trademark’ following ‘complaint from a linen company’
Rebekah Vardy reportedly ‘faces a new court date over her Wagatha Christie’ following alleged complaints from a linen company.
The media personality, 41, famously took Coleen Rooney to the High Court for libel – and lost – after Coleen claimed in October 2019 that stories about her were being leaked to the Press from Rebekah’s social media account.
She later hit back after the showdown by trademarking the iconic Wagatha Christie phrase to ‘cash in’.
But, a new report on Saturday suggested that the WAG might be ‘put through the wringer’ once more, after brand homeware brand Christy claimed Rebekah’s brand is too similar to theirs.
According to The Mirror, the company have ‘lodged a complaint with the Intellectual Property Office’.
Court: Rebekah Vardy, 41, reportedly ‘faces a new court date over her Wagatha Christie’ following complaints from a linen company
A source told the publication: ‘The last thing Becky needs is to be put through the wringer again.’
MailOnline has contacted representative’s for Rebekah and Christy for comment.
The phrase Wagatha Christie, which was coined by comedian Dan Atkinson in 2019, was trademarked eight months ago by the company London Entertainment Inc Ltd.
Rebekah’s trademark covers broadcasting, clothing, non-alcoholic beverages, education and beauty and she now has the right to approve its usage by others.
A source told The Sun in April: ‘This trademark is Becky’s two fingers to Coleen and all the misery associated with “Wagatha Christie”. Becky is shrewd and knew people would try to cash in on the phrase.
‘She now owns the UK trademark and would consider expanding it to other territories if she thought it was needed.
‘If someone wants to print the logo on a mug, for example, they would be infringing the trademark if they didn’t ask permission. It is a legal grey area in some respects, however, and will be done on a case-by-case basis.’
During the High Court trial, Mrs Justice Steyn said in her judgment in July that it was ‘likely’ that Mrs Vardy’s agent Caroline Watt ‘undertook the direct act’ of passing on information to The Sun.
Drama: The media personality famously took Coleen Rooney to the High Court for libel – and lost –but later hit back by trademarking the iconic Wagatha Christie phrase to ‘cash in’ (pictured at during the court case in May 2022)
History: The phrase Wagatha Christie, which was coined by comedian Dan Atkinson in 2019, was trademarked eight months ago by the company London Entertainment Inc Ltd
Showdown: Rebekah’s trademark covers broadcasting, clothing, non-alcoholic beverages, education and beauty and she now has the right to approve its usage by others (Rebekah, top, Coleen, above in 2016)
The judge said: ‘The evidence clearly shows in my view that Mrs Vardy knew of and condoned this behaviour, actively engaging in it.’
Rebekah was ordered to pay up to £1.5million towards Coleen’s legal fees after losing the case, but she still continues to insist she was not the culprit.
And in the documentary series, Vardy vs Rooney: The Wagatha Trial, Rebekah also claims that a mole is still leaking Rooney stories to The Sun – which she also says proves her innocence.
‘The irony is that since I was removed as a follower, stories have been coming thick and fast about the Rooneys,’ she said.
