Liverpool is not for trademarking

The club announced they were applying to trademark the word “Liverpool” and justified the decision by saying the application is narrow because it will only be applied to the use of the word in a football context and is intended to shutdown counterfeiting operations that replicate official merchandise.

The decision has caused anger amongst the fans and the population of the City.

There are a number of football clubs with “Liverpool” in their name and they are concerned about how the trademark might affect them. Also, a number of businesses have grown producing independent merchandise based on the terrace culture of Anfield and the streets of the city. This all developed without any input from the club producing t-shirts, hats and clothing that appeal to the fan base.

These small businesses supply products that reference the history of the team and the city in a very different manner to the club shop. They celebrate team and club legends with a style the club official merchandise cannot replicate.