Egyptian media has revealed the truth of what is being circulated about the Zamalek club acquiring the trademark "True Century Club", which it obtained from the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade, and gives it the right to use it on its banners and membership cards, at a time when its traditional domestic rival filed judicial complaints to stop the use of the White Castle For this tag.
The Egyptian website, "The Seventh Day", said by an official source in the Internal Trade Development Authority at the Ministry of Supply: "What Zamalek submitted to obtain the title of the century is an application for registration registration, and that any application is subject to examination and study, and does not mean final approval. Obtaining approval means that the trademark department in the various offices receives many applications on a daily basis, and they are examined according to the controls, including that there is no registered mark, and that any other party has the right to object to that, within a period of 60 days.
He added: "According to Law No. 82 of 2002 regarding the registration of trademarks, the design or trademark will be publicized for a period of 60 days in the Official Gazette of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Models, and during the publicity period for the trademark, everyone who is interested in the matter (the National Club) has the right to object On accepting the design registration on the form prepared for that.
The president of Zamalek club, Mortada Mansour, announced that he registered the "Real Century Football Club" sign at the Ministry of Supply, and said on his personal account in "Facebook": "The surprise is the registration of the Zamalek club, the real century football club in the Ministry of Supply .. And I demand Al-Ahly Chairman Mahmoud Al-Khatib removes the slogans of Al-Qarn Club from Al-Ahly.
It is noteworthy that Zamalek resorted to the International Football Association to claim his right in the slogan "Club of the Century" and not his national rival, which was officially acquired in 2000 by the African Union, which was then chaired by Cameroonian Issa Hayatou, but Mortada Mansour filed legal cases against what happened 20 years ago. A year demanding that the title be awarded to his club, especially that Zamalek won nine championships compared to seven for Al-Ahly in that period of time.