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Letter: That colour's mine

Published 2 November 2005

From Helen Burnett

Having just noticed that the colour red is owned by the Royal Mail in the UK (Feedback, 22 October), I thought I would let you know that the colour purple is owned by Cadbury here in New Zealand. Bars of “Mrs Claus” chocolate with marshmallow and caramel filling state: “Cadbury, Mrs Claus and the colour purple are Cadbury Limited trade marks used under licence in New Zealand by Cadbury Confectionery Ltd.”

Parkvale, Hastings, New Zealand

Issue no. 2524 published 5 November 2005

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