NO DIGNIFIED WORD
BUT OOMPH MAY BE APPLIED TO FOOTWEAR (N.Z.P.A. Special Correspondent.), (Rec. 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 17. The battle of “ oomph ” is over. No fault with the word can be found by Mr Justice Evershed, and lie allowed the appeal of the American footwear company against a ban on the use of the word “ Ooomphies ” as a trade mark for their products in Britain. Although lie doubted whether oomph deserved, the dignity'of being considered articulate human speech, Mr Justice Evershed held that there was uo improper and salacious significance in applying the word to. women’s footwear. ; 1 •>
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Evening Star, Issue 25926, 18 October 1946, Page 8
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99NO DIGNIFIED WORD Evening Star, Issue 25926, 18 October 1946, Page 8
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