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Marketing Magazine: Donovan brings new Shell writ

30 April 1998

Marketing Magazine: Donovan brings new Shell writ

John Donovan, the sales promotion agency managing director who is suing Shell for copyright infringement over its Smart Card loyalty scheme, has served another writ on the oil company, this time for libel.

Donovan, whose agency, Don Marketing, has already brought three copyright actions against Shell, is suing over a press statement the oil firm released in response to his latest copyright writ.

Shell responded to the writ, served two weeks ago, by saying it was satisfied that “the claim … is entirely without substance”. read more

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Below-the-line agency Don Marketing is taking Shell to court

Marketing Magazine

23 April 1998

STOP PRESS COLUMN: Below-the-line agency Don Marketing, which is taking Shell to court over the copyright of the Shell Smart Card, is booking full-page ads in newspapers over the next two weekends to alert Shell shareholders to its dispute with the company. The ads will direct people to a specially set-up Web site, on which the agency has posted full details of its claim that Shell stole its ideas for the loyalty scheme.

Don Marketing booking full-page ads to alert Shell shareholders to its dispute with Shell (Original Article) read more

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Shell UK Oil and Don Marketing

Debrief Newsletter

October 1995

Despite meetings between Shell UK Oil and Don Marketing in an attempt to reach settlement in their long-running dispute over alleged theft of promotional concepts (Debrief, 3-63), the parties are agreed on only one point – that the matter should go to court. 

http://www.shellnews.net/PDFs/DebriefNewsletterOctober%201995.pd

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Shell UK Oil and Don Marketing

Debrief Newsletter

October 1995

Despite meetings between Shell UK Oil and Don Marketing in an attempt to reach settlement in their long-running dispute over alleged theft of promotional concepts (Debrief, 3-63), the parties are agreed on only one point – that the matter should go to court. 

http://www.shellnews.net/PDFs/DebriefNewsletterOctober%201995.pd

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John Donovan on Lucky Numbers

Incentive Today • July/August • 1995

The National Lottery has brought benefits to the promotional business, but there could be changes ahead given that the public is dissatisfied with the way it is being handled. Olivene Murray reports

EXTRACT FROM THE ARTICLE: 

John Donovan, managing director of Don Marketing, which produces a range of scratch-card games for on-pack promotions, also believes that the National Lottery has helped increase the popularity of scratch cards. But printer’s errors are a nightmare for scratch card producers, he admits. One of the horror stories he relates is when the Daily Mirror published an incorrect combi­ nation of ‘called numbers’ for its bingo-type game and left thousands of readers thinking they had won the game. read more

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Shell has confirmed that its senior management will hold talks with Don Marketing

Shell has confirmed that its senior management will hold talks with Don Marketing to resolve legal actions between the two.

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Shell has confirmed that its senior management will hold talks with Don Marketing

Marketing Magazine

25 May 1995

STOP PRESSShell has confirmed that its senior management will hold talks with Don Marketing to resolve legal actions between the two. Don has issued a libel writ, a high-court action and a small-claims case against Shell in a two-year struggle over two disputed promotions.

Shell has confirmed that its senior management will hold talks with Don Marketing (Original Article)

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Marketing Week Magazine: Shell faces libel action as Don’s founder issues writ

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Marketing Week Magazine: Shell faces libel action as Don’s founder issues writ

21 April 1995

Alfred Donovan, a founder of sales promotion company Don Marketing and the Shell Corporate Conscience Pressure Group, has issued a writ against Shell UK claiming damages for libel.

This latest twist in the long-running legal wrangle between Don Marketing and Shell comes as the two companies prepare to meet in court over Don’s accusation that Shell used the agency’s ideas in a series of promotions without permission or payment (MW February 24 and March 31). read more

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Forecourt Trader: Shell speaks out over Don

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Forecourt Trader: Shell speaks out over Don

April 1995

Shell has broken its vow of silence and issued a strongly-worded statement to defend itself against what it sees as “the growing number of untrue and often offensive allegations being made by Don Marketing”.

Shell is defending legal actions which allege that it wrongfully used two forecourt promotions devised by Don Marketing. Previously, the oil company has remained silent, preferring to “resolve the dispute in the courts which Shell believes is the proper forum for a commercial dispute”. read more

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Don Marketing and oil giant Shell UK’s latest round in their continuing legal battle…

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Marketing Week News 24 February 1995 read more

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Marketing Week: Don Marketing and oil giant Shell UK’s latest round in their continuing legal battle…

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Marketing Week News 24 February 1995 read more

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NOTICE TO SHELL DEALERS!

We have issued a number of High Court Writs against Shell

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NOTICE TO SHELL DEALERS!

Published in Forecourt Trader and Forecourt News February 1995

NOTICE TO SHELL DEALERS!

We have issued a number of High Court Writs against Shell relating to proprietary rights to the following promotions

“MAKE MONEY” “NOW SHOWING”

THE SHELL NINTENDO GAME

If willing to complete a questionnaire which may assist us in our legal actions against Shell UK Ltd, please kindly fill in, detach, and return to us your Station details in the panel below. We will then provide you with confidential background information which you may find quite intriguing.

Issued by:

Don Marketing UK Limited read more

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Debrief: DON MARKETING STEPS-UP ITS ATTACK ON SHELL

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Debrief: DON MARKETING STEPS-UP ITS ATTACK ON SHELL

February 1995

IN A SCENARIO that increasingly resembles the rousing Hook Advertising vs Barclays Bank saga, promotional consultancy Don Marketing is piling the pressure on Shell UK Oil in an effort to obtain redress for alleged theft of its intellectual property [Debrief, 2-113].

Don claims Shell used three of its promotional concepts without authorisation or payment and has taken the unusual step of placing a half-page ad in Forecourt Trader asking Shell dealers if they are “willing to complete a questionnaire which may assist us in our legal actions”. read more

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Irate Don hits Shell investors

Irate Don hits Shell investors

MARKETING WEEK, 27 JAN 1995

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Irate Don hits Shell investors

Shell UK: Don has issued three writs and a court proceeding alleging wrongful use of retail promotion

By Jon Rees

Shell UK dealers and institutional shareholders have received letters from sales promotion company Don Marketing accusing Shell of a cover-up involving a “flawed” promotion.

Don and Shell are involved in a long-running legal dispute, due to come to court in February. Don has issued three high court writs and county court proceedings against Shell, alleging the wrongful use of retail promotions developed by Don Marketing. read more

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Marketing Week: Don Marketing, the sales promotion company in a legal dispute with Shell UK

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Marketing Week 

20 January 1995

Don Marketing, the sales promotion company in a legal dispute with Shell UK, is taking an advertisement in Service Station Magazine. The ad asks for people who are concerned about the ethical conduct of Shell to join a Shell corporate conscience pressure group.

Link to Original Article

http://www.shellnews.net/PDFs/MarketingWeek20January%201995.pdf

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