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grandad

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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:52 pm

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wannabeeahack wrote:

at one time there was an AOP (registration of company names) thing but that was abolished, so theres no actual offence here, plus i doubt either party are Ltd companies, so it will come down to whoever has the biggest pockets (might is right) but in most cases its just not worth the hassle

first time round my LA sent a list of PH in this area, i decided on a name for the ops licence, the LO said fine, 2 weeks later he said "oh by the way, thats the name of the biggest taxi firm in the next town (same LA)....."

cheers chap!

The Southampton company are Ltd.

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wannabeeahack

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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:48 pm

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as i said, theres no company name register now, so its only a registered trademark that could claim copyright, so it just depends

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Caledonian Cabbie

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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:27 am

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Location: A taxi on a taxi rank

Ltd company, trademarks etc, all largely irrelevant I suspect.

I mean, a firm of accountants like Ernst & Young might be a partnership, yet to that extent you think they can't protect their business name?

It's probably a bit more like copyright rather than having to register a trademark - if you write an original piece of work - an article in a magazine, say - then you don't have to have the little © symbol and all that to claim copyright - it's automatic.

© Caledonian Cabbie, 2011

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Caledonian Cabbie

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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:35 am

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Indeed, the leaflet on 'passing off' that I linked to said:

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It is often used as an alternative remedy to trademark infringement. It is used to protect those marks that are not capable of protection as registered trademarks.

Thus 'passing off' and trademarks are clearly related, but not precisely the same.

By the way, wanna, trademarks and copyright are different things as well.

Your business name could be a trademark, but what you write on here you have copyright over.

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wannabeeahack

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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:46 am

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I know copyrighting the toplight would probably cost more than its worth

maybe the Ltd company/rooflight design owner should issue a statement in the paper

"We XXXX cars of fareham wish it to be known we have nothing to do with any other taxi firm in the area blah blah blah"

or just ignore a 1 man owner/driver, he cant win after all

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Barhamm2

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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 1:15 am

Joined: Sun Jan 16, 2011 6:52 pm
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Location: Hampshire

To avoid any legal action I changed the colour of the sign and to spoke to m/d concerned for his approval!

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