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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

Estée Lauder sues Jo Malone over use of her name on Zara fragrance

Jo Malone.
Jo Malone has described her decision to sell the rights to her name as ‘biggest mistake of my life’. Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock

Estée Lauder is taking legal action against the British perfumer Jo Malone after she used her name on a fragrance for the fashion chain Zara.

Malone sold her perfume brand to Estée Lauder Companies in 1999 in a deal under which she was blocked from using her name for particular commercial reasons including the marketing of fragrance.

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