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Harris Tweed in new trademark dispute

HARRIS Tweed bosses have taken legal action against a rock band and sellers of mobile phone covers to protect "the magic" of the brand.

The Harris Tweed Authoirity (HTA) recently settled a dispute with popular high street chain TK Maxx after the retailer mis-labelled jackets only partly made from the material.

Now it has emerged they have also taken action against a South African rock band who called themselves Harris Tweed, a rival who called their product Harry's Tweed and even someone who sold mobile phone covers called Harris Tweet.

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