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JamJah - 28/3/07 at 08:00 PM

Not sure if anyones mentioned this... did look but couldnt see it...
The New Nanjing (read MG) is called the MG 7 and some reports (7 sedan)...

What do the folks at Caterham think of this...? Or do the Chinese have a huge scarey legal team that means they wont bither a legal action....?

JamJah - 28/3/07 at 08:01 PM


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jlparsons - 28/3/07 at 08:02 PM

not sure you can claim a number as a trade mark? Certainly not a single digit surely?

mookaloid - 28/3/07 at 08:14 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jlparsons
not sure you can claim a number as a trade mark? Certainly not a single digit surely?


I believe you can under certain circumstances.

Porsche wanted to call the 911 the 901 but couldn't because Peugeot had the rights to it even though they hadn't used it at the time

Cheers

Mark

iank - 28/3/07 at 08:18 PM

Caterham used to claim they had trademark on cars using '7' but looking at their registered trademarks they only have:

Super 7
The Seven
The 7

http://www.patent.gov.uk/tm/t-find/t-find-adp?propnum=0905966001

Simon - 28/3/07 at 09:36 PM

The new MG made in China.

Still has the Union flag on it!!!!!!!

Could you imagine if the french gov had let citroen or pugot be sold to China following financial trouble?

ATB

Simon

ProjectX - 28/3/07 at 09:53 PM

Well all I can say is:



Peteff - 28/3/07 at 11:36 PM

Too good to miss. Rescued attachment unionflag2.gif
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RK - 29/3/07 at 12:45 AM

In their defense, at least they're going to be making them. The last time I checked there wasn't anybody in your country too interested. And I am sure the previous owners will spend the money largely in the UK. This isn't so bad is it? (This is how I defend the changes in ownership of Canadian companies). With the exception of that Richards guy, nobody at all is interested in conventional car making in the UK. Am I wrong? Start saving boys!!

Love the Union Jack pic by the way.

JamJah - 29/3/07 at 12:48 AM

RK, you are wrong. Project Kimber headed by David Jones, were very interested in buying the rights to the TF, and wanted to operate out of Longbridge.

[Edited on 29/303/0707 by JamJah]

Mal - 29/3/07 at 07:54 AM

On the radio yesterday it said that the Chinese had adopted MG to mean 'Modern Gentleman'.
Surely 'Morris Garages' would mean much more to them!

Mal.

t.j. - 29/3/07 at 04:25 PM

quote:
Originally posted by JamJah
Not sure if anyones mentioned this... did look but couldnt see it...
The New Nanjing (read MG) is called the MG 7 and some reports (7 sedan)...

What do the folks at Caterham think of this...? Or do the Chinese have a huge scarey legal team that means they wont bither a legal action....?


I don't think China would bother if they get sued.

BMW 7-series
rover 75
mini seven
VM 77

They did scare CCT 7

But in my opnion it's crap. Maybe in the UK but no way in the world.

goodall - 29/3/07 at 04:37 PM

i dont think caterham would stand a chance anyway there legal team has probably already considered if it was worth wile and if they would win, like a small car company against the chinese nation, i dont see communism falling at the feet of them now

Simon - 29/3/07 at 08:01 PM

quote:
Originally posted by RK

Love the Union Jack pic by the way.


It's the Union Flag - Jacks are generally found on boats. As a colony, you should know this

Yep, I'm sure there were loads of people interested in keeping them going. The British government could have done it. MG R were very close to finialising the designs for replacement models, and £0.5 billion would have seen them through.

Bear in mind that 6000 people worked there and they sold quite a few cars, and given that employees paid tax/ni etc and the cars made VAT/new cars sales taxes etc, if it had been nationalised, it would have become a civil service department that made money.

And onceprofitable, could be sold at great profit for Gord,

I'm still bitter and twisted about the whole affair and limited in my future choice of cars to 90% of an Aston!

ATB

Simon

RK - 29/3/07 at 09:06 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_jack

At the risk of sounding like my American neighbours, "Money Talks".

[Edited on 29/3/07 by RK]