EDINBURGH FRINGE
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been registered in the UK for entertainment and cultural services. Founded in 1947 when eight theatre groups turned up uninvited to the Edinburgh International Festival, the Fringe became the world's largest arts festival. The trademark protects the name of an event that started as an act of creative defiance, making its registration a fitting irony in intellectual property terms.
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Trademark Classification
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Brand History & Trademark Analysis
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe was established in 1947 as an unofficial offshoot of the Edinburgh International Festival, when eight theatre groups performed uninvited at the margins of the official programme. The Fringe Society was formally created in 1958 to manage the growing movement.