5 Questions
What did Rebekah Vardy trademark after losing her libel case against Coleen Rooney?
"Wagatha Christie"
Who claimed to have come up with the pun "Wagatha Christie"?
Dan Atkinson
What does the trademark mean for anyone wishing to use the phrase commercially in the UK?
They must get permission and pay Rebekah Vardy
What was the outcome of the libel case between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney?
Rooney won the case
What is the status of the play "Vardy V Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial"?
It will continue as planned this summer
Study Notes
- Rebekah Vardy trademarked the phrase "Wagatha Christie" after losing her libel case against Coleen Rooney.
- The phrase was registered for trademark in the UK in August, covering broadcasting to beauty lotions, jewellery, stationery and fashion design.
- Vardy didn't come up with the pun - comedian Dan Atkinson claimed he did.
- The move could go some way to paying Vardy's legal costs from the trial.
- In October, it was reported that she had been ordered to pay 90% of Rooney's legal fees, expected to equate to £1.5m.
- The case arose after Rooney conducted a sting operation to discover the source of leaks about her and her family.
- Vardy denied the accusation, and filed legal proceedings - but in July, a judge ruled that Rooney's accusation was "substantially true".
- The trademark means anyone wishing to use the Wagatha Christie phrase commercially in this country will have to get Vardy's permission and pay her.
- The application to trademark the phrase for use on certain clothing and household items appears to have been denied.
- The producers of Vardy V Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial said on Wednesday the play would "continue as planned" this summer.
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