A snack maker in Australia has persuaded trademark regulators that the f-word is no longer offensive.
Lawyers for the company said the word was now part of the country's vernacular, reports the Daily Telegraph.
They won their case and approval to call the product 'Nucking Futs' so long as it was not marketed to children.
The case overturned a ruling last year that the name was an "obvious spoonerism" that was shameful and inappropriate. Full story...
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Lawyers for the company said the word was now part of the country's vernacular, reports the Daily Telegraph.
They won their case and approval to call the product 'Nucking Futs' so long as it was not marketed to children.
The case overturned a ruling last year that the name was an "obvious spoonerism" that was shameful and inappropriate. Full story...
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