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Liverpool CEO defends trademark move amidst criticism

Getty Images | Liverpool CEO Peter Moore said the club met with local independent retailers and local football club City of Liverpool after opponents of the move said it could end up hurting local traders and football teams.

Attempting to register the word "Liverpool" with the Intellectual Property Office is to protect the club’s global revenues, according to Liverpool CEO Peter Moore.

Moore said the club met with local independent retailers and local football club City of Liverpool after opponents of the move said it could end up hurting local traders and football teams.

5 August 2019 - 10:23 AM

By Emil Gjerding Nielson

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