A British comedy club, which has a branch in Oxford, has won a second landmark victory against the makers of hit American TV show Glee.

Twentieth Century Fox had appealed against a High Court ruling that it breached a trademark registered by The Glee Club chain arguing that EU trademark law did not cover the ruling.

At a hearing last week three appeal court judges dismissed 20th Century Fox's arguments awarding another victory to Comic Enterprises,

Trademark attorney at EIP, representing the Glee club, Sharon Daboul, said: "In this David v Goliath dispute, even though CEL and Fox do not appear to be in the same area of business, the trademark registration was deemed broad enough to cover Fox's use of the mark on the Glee television show.

"It is a reminder that registered trademarks offer powerful protection, and are effective regardless of a company's size."

The battle, which has rumbled since 2014, may not quite be over, however, with reports that Fox may take its appeal to the UK's highest court - the Supreme Court.

The TV show's sixth and final season concluded in May 2015 but the ruling will still affect re-runs, futures performances of the live show, merchandise and DVD sales with Fox's lawyers stating a rebrand would have "catastrophic consequences" for the company.

The Hythe Bridge Street comedy club has also recently launched a giveaway of 1,000 free tickets throughout the summer.

From Monday June 6 the tickets will be scattered at secret locations across the city - which will be revealed by the chain at intervals.

The locations will be announced on the Glee club website at 10am every Monday morning until July 11.