颜色问题 (1/2)-英语听力

[00:09.6]Business news now, [00:10.97]and the telecoms firm Galacall has announced [00:13.88]it may be taking legal proceedings against the newcomer [00:17.38]and potential rival in the telecoms market, Frontline [00:21.22]Frontline recently ran a series of TV commercials [00:24.30]in which all its sales staff wore distinctive purple T-shirts [00:29.58]Galacall, whose trademark brand name appears in a similar shade of purple, [00:34.1]hasn't said it will sue Frontline yet [00:36.38]but is considering its position [00:38.81]Well, on the line to discuss this story [00:41.58]is lawyer and legal expert in trademark law, [00:45.21]Rene Mackersmann for the London-based firm Parkers and Mackersmann [00:49.67]Good morning [00:50.84]So Rene, I was wondering how serious Galacall is about all this? [00:55.31]Surely they only have a case against a company [00:57.76]which infringes the trademark by using a similar name, don't they? [01:02.23]Well, no [01:03.48]In fact there are a number of examples [01:06.36]where companies or brands have tried to prevent others [01:09.61]from using what they consider as trademark colours [01:13.84]Take the case of the mobile phone company Orange [01:18.15]trying to stop EasyMobile using the colour orange [01:21.18]The EasyGroup company had used orange on all its previous ventures, [01:26.69]but when it launched a rival mobile phone brand, [01:29.62]the operator Orange said EasyMobile was breaking the law [01:33.85]by using its colour in the same market place