Celebrity Psychic Loses High Court Trademark Battle With Rival Seer Over Online ‘Archangel Courts’

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A famous psychic lost a fight in the High Court with a rival psychic about their online courses offering to put people in touch with high-ranking angels.

Claire Stone, 38, says she was born able to see and hear spirits and now uses her gifts to give readings, counting Coronation Street and reality TV stars among her clients.

But she ended up facing in court the visionary rival Alexandra Wenman – who describes herself as “the go-to voice for the cosmically curious”.

For years, Ms. Wenman had presented herself as an “Archangel Alchemist” and objected to Ms. Stone labeling the term “Archangel Alchemy” for her own classes.

They each sued each other and after a High Court trial, Ms Stone – who appeared on ITV’s “The Real Housewives of Cheshire” – is now the loser.

Judge Melissa Clarke said Ms Stone’s trademark was invalid as Ms Wenman had used the label for years and found Ms Stone herself had “passed off” her own courses as related to its longtime rival.

Using the ‘Archangel Alchemy’ tag risked instead directing customers looking for Ms Wenman’s classes to Ms Stone, the judge said.

Claire Stone, 38, lost her legal fight with longtime rival Alexandra Wenman over her trademark “Archangel coursesâ€. Pictured above: Ms Stone with Coronation Street star Faye Brookes

Alexandra Wenman, pictured, describes herself as the “go-to voice for the cosmic curious” and opposed Ms Stone’s attempt to label the phrase “Archangel Alchemy”.

According to court documents, Ms. Stone is a “well-known spiritual author and holistic therapist” with over 20 years of experience in spiritual coaching.

She wrote the bestseller “The Female Archanges” and has appeared on television, in newspapers and on the radio.

On her website, the Cheshire-based medium describes giving her first readings at the age of 14 and hosting her first event at Chalice Well, Glastonbury, at the age of 19.

She has given readings to celebrities such as actress and presenter Dani Dyer and her ex Jack Fincham, Big Brother star Lisa Appleton and Coronation Street and Faye Brookes of Dancing on Ice.

During the trial earlier this year, her lawyer, Charlotte Blythe, said she started offering her “metaphysical education†course online under the Archangel Alchemy brand last July.

The 12 month course focuses on one Archangel per month with the aim of developing a connection with each individual’s Guardian Angel.

She registered the mark in October, but learned soon after that Ms Wenman was marketing and offering her own “Archangel Alchemy†course online, Ms Blythe said.

Ms Stone, who starred in The Real Housewives of Cheshire (cast pictured above), began offering her identical online course 'Archangel Alchemy' last July.

Ms Stone, who starred in The Real Housewives of Cheshire (cast pictured above), began offering her identical online course ‘Archangel Alchemy’ last July.

She said Ms. Wenman’s course provides an “identical service†and does so under an “identical brand,†which confuses users.

“Ms. Stone and Ms. Wenman provide identical services in the exact same market to the same clients,†she said in Ms. Stone’s court documents.

“Because of this identity and similarity, there is a risk of confusion in the mind of the public, including a risk of association.

She requested that Ms Wenman be prevented by a court order from trading under the Archangel Alchemy brand and damages for infringement of her trademark.

But London-based psychic healer and author Ms Wenman – who describes herself as a “cosmic compass, lightbringer, activator, alchemist, channel and seer” – has denied doing anything wrong.

In her defense and counterclaim to Ms Stone’s action, her attorney Chris Hall said Ms Wenman had functioned as an “alchemist archangel” for years.

“Ms Stone only started trading under this name recently, but Ms Wenman has been trading under this name for 10 years,†he said.

“This is an extremely important part of his career.”

Ms. Wenman has been offering spiritual training under the name “Archangel Alchemy” or “The Archangel Alchemist” since 2010 – which are part of everyday language in the psychic world – he said.

Ms. Stone wrote a book called The Female Archangels, illustrated

Ms. Stone wrote a book called The Female Archangels, illustrated

She had also written a series of articles using the phrase as a slogan and had started conducting workshops incorporating Archangel Alchemy about ten years ago.

In 2018, she hired a brand consultant to help publicize her work and in 2019 found an agent to help publish a book called Archangel Alchemy, he added.

The classes she taught under the brand were simply a “continuation” of what she had done for many years before.

Ms. Stone’s trademark is “invalid,” he argued, and it is her course that should be stopped under the Archangel Alchemy name because it had passed them off as related to Ms. Wenman’s business.

“Mrs. Stone has, through her profession in the Archangel Alchemy Course, passed as being, or as being commercially related to, and / or passed the Archangel Alchemy Course as being operated by or commercially related to Ms. Wenman, â€he said.

In her ruling, the judge said that Ms. Wenman’s magazine columns between 2010 and 2013 under the label “The Archangel Alchemist” had been the “springboard” from which she had developed her small but profitable business.

Ms Stone (pictured) was accused of 'passing off' the 'Archangel Alchemy' label from rival Ms Wenman - which she had used for over 10 years

Ms Stone (pictured) was accused of ‘passing off’ the ‘Archangel Alchemy’ label from rival Ms Wenman – which she had used for over 10 years

In the years that followed, it had generated goodwill in the “Archangel Alchemy†tag such that it had not been validly deposited by Ms. Stone for a similar use in 2019.

Supporting Ms Wenman’s claim that Ms Stone was guilty of “passing off” her classes as related to her own, the judge said the use of the “Archangel Alchemy” tag could have caused confusion.

“There is ample evidence from witnesses that they consider Ms. Wenman to be the alchemist archangel practicing the alchemy of the archangels,” she said.

“It is clear from the evidence that the third parties presenting Ms. Wenman do so by referring to” Archangel Alchemy with Alexandra Wenman “or” Alexandra Wenman the Archangel Alchemist “.”

She added: “It seems inevitable to me under these circumstances that if someone who had taken one of Ms. Wenman’s courses told another person that she had taken an excellent Archangel Alchemy course without providing the name. from Ms. Wenman, that person doing their own research might find Ms. Stone’s course marketed under the brand and attend, assuming it must be or be related to Ms. Wenman’s course taken by the original participant.

She declared Ms. Stone’s trademark invalid and declared that she was guilty of “forgery”.

Ms. Wenman had sued for damages, but the judge did not decide this issue in his judgment.

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