Gymshark in trademark battle that threatens future of small fitness business
The Guardian reports, in an exclusive, that Gymshark, the £1bn British sportswear firm started in a family garage, is in a trademark battle with a small fitness business. The company is seeking rights to the name The Conditioning Club, which is also the name of a gym in Gloucestershire. The Guardian says founder Ben Francis, estimated to be worth £800m, is trying to add The Conditioning Club to Gymshark's portfolio, a dispute the outlet says threatens the future of the smaller business.
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Gymshark in trademark battle that threatens future of small fitness business
Exclusive: British sportswear firm is seeking to obtain rights to The Conditioning Club, which is also the name of a Gloucestershire gym Gymshark, the £1bn British sportswear firm started in a family garage , is locked in a trademark battle that threatens the future of a small fitness business. Ben Francis, the university dropout who started sewing his own gym clothes in his parents’ garage and is now estimated to be worth £800m, is trying to add The Conditioning Club to his Gymshark stable of t
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