FNB owner fails in bid to block Abu Dhabi’s FAB trademark
FirstRand’s opposition to trademark application dismissed as ‘speculatory’
09 July 2023 - 16:59
FirstRand, SA’s biggest banking group by market capitalisation, has tried and failed to bar Abu Dhabi’s leading banks from using the FAB trademark, which it says resembles that of its FNB subsidiary.
FirstRand, valued at nearly R400bn on the local bourse, took umbrage with the name First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), saying the abbreviated name resembles that of FNB...
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