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Salon owner 'in limbo' over L'Oréal trademark dispute delays

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Rebecca Dowdeswell has been locked in a dispute with L'Oréal over the name of her business nkd.

The 48-year-old salon owner says she has been left in limbo by delays to her six-year legal battle.

She was told the matter would be examined in a tribunal overseen by the government's Intellectual Property Office .

IPO said it was experiencing a large, "though temporary" increase in caseloads, which had delayed hearings.

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English

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