RE: Fancy owning the Austin Rover company name?
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LotusOmega375D said:
williamp said:
Austin but be registered trademark still. Austin rover canpme ouf from BL cars, 2hich came from ritish Leyland. AR went on to become Fkver Group, then MG Rover.
Thanks for clearing that all up.williamp said:
Austin but be registered trademark still. Austin rover canpme ouf from BL cars, 2hich came from ritish Leyland. AR went on to become Fkver Group, then MG Rover. I might have missed a few steps
Anyhow, this place would be a great home
https://greatbritishcarjourney.com/great-british-c...
I think you missed a few keys too... Anyhow, this place would be a great home
https://greatbritishcarjourney.com/great-british-c...
williamp said:
InitialDave said:
Would you have to use it in full? So "Austin Rover" specifically?
Or do you by default also get to use "Austin", if not "Rover"?
My dad has an Austin 7, it'd be amusing to own the entire marque to go with it...
Austin but be registered trademark still. Austin rover canpme ouf from BL cars, 2hich came from ritish Leyland. AR went on to become Fkver Group, then MG Rover. I might have missed a few stepsOr do you by default also get to use "Austin", if not "Rover"?
My dad has an Austin 7, it'd be amusing to own the entire marque to go with it...
Anyhow, this place would be a great home
https://greatbritishcarjourney.com/great-british-c...
What a daaaaay…
tallsopp said:
Its an interesting lot.. especially when you consider the 6R4 is an MG branded vehicle (MG Metro 6R4) and that the Chinese owners f the MG brand don't have the original plans? I’m sure they’d have a say in how a re-worked and new 6R4 be branded.
As per, and back to MST whose er, Escort isn’t an ‘Escort’, so the 6R4 won’t be a MG but it’ll be interesting to see if 6R4 was trademarked.If a trademark isn't in use it isn't protected, whether or not it's a "registered trade mark".
Anyone who puts the word "Rover" on a vehicle had better proceed with caution - JLR would be keen to protect their Land Rover and Range Rover brands. They may once have indicated only "off road" vehicles for farmers but over the decades have become attached to relatively normal road cars. For instance Discovery and Velar.
As for Austin, completely worthless I would imagine.
Speaking of which, I wonder where the Saab brand has gone these days? Like Rolls Royce it was split between aircraft use and automotive use. Similarly Lockheed.
Anyone who puts the word "Rover" on a vehicle had better proceed with caution - JLR would be keen to protect their Land Rover and Range Rover brands. They may once have indicated only "off road" vehicles for farmers but over the decades have become attached to relatively normal road cars. For instance Discovery and Velar.
As for Austin, completely worthless I would imagine.
Speaking of which, I wonder where the Saab brand has gone these days? Like Rolls Royce it was split between aircraft use and automotive use. Similarly Lockheed.
Panamax said:
If a trademark isn't in use it isn't protected, whether or not it's a "registered trade mark".
Anyone who puts the word "Rover" on a vehicle had better proceed with caution - JLR would be keen to protect their Land Rover and Range Rover brands. They may once have indicated only "off road" vehicles for farmers but over the decades have become attached to relatively normal road cars. For instance Discovery and Velar.
As for Austin, completely worthless I would imagine.
Speaking of which, I wonder where the Saab brand has gone these days? Like Rolls Royce it was split between aircraft use and automotive use. Similarly Lockheed.
The Saab brand name remains wholly owned by Saab. They only "lent" the name to GM when they sold the car company to them. They allowed the first post-GM company to continue using the name, but once bankruptcy and the threat of Chinese ownership came along, that was it. They couldn't afford the Saab name to be sullied, when they were so big and important in defence etc.Anyone who puts the word "Rover" on a vehicle had better proceed with caution - JLR would be keen to protect their Land Rover and Range Rover brands. They may once have indicated only "off road" vehicles for farmers but over the decades have become attached to relatively normal road cars. For instance Discovery and Velar.
As for Austin, completely worthless I would imagine.
Speaking of which, I wonder where the Saab brand has gone these days? Like Rolls Royce it was split between aircraft use and automotive use. Similarly Lockheed.
As for the AustinRover name,
, I'll pass! 
Edited by romac on Thursday 9th May 10:55
Dashnine said:
Reading the article, I don’t think it’s even just Austin - it’s Austin Rover, just as it’s not just Rover.
I did see a list of the names still owned by various companies, can’t recall where Austin was. BMW still have the majority of the legacy BL names.
I'm fairly sure Austin went to SAIC along with Morris, whereas BMW kept Triumph and Riley.I did see a list of the names still owned by various companies, can’t recall where Austin was. BMW still have the majority of the legacy BL names.
All you get here is the limited company, which is just an empty shell.
Note how the e-mail address remains carefully unspecified. For all we know, the current owner of 'Austin Rover Ltd.' registered the name using whoeverbuysthisatauctionisaw
ker@hotmail.com as the company's e-mail address.
Note how the e-mail address remains carefully unspecified. For all we know, the current owner of 'Austin Rover Ltd.' registered the name using whoeverbuysthisatauctionisaw
ker@hotmail.com as the company's e-mail address.I would urge great caution.
It would appear the company name offered for sale is "Austin Rover Limited" a private company registered in 2013 with just one Director.
This company number is 08644851
It has nothing to do with Rover Cars or Rover Group.
The company people might think they are buying is currently called "The Rover Company Limited" which was formed in 1896, traded as Austin Rover in the 1980s and later had John Towers et al as Directors
This Company Number is 00048324
Be very careful to validate what you are buying.
The reference in the ad to "purchase from the liquidators" likely relates to the drawings only.
Caveat Emptor!
It would appear the company name offered for sale is "Austin Rover Limited" a private company registered in 2013 with just one Director.
This company number is 08644851
It has nothing to do with Rover Cars or Rover Group.
The company people might think they are buying is currently called "The Rover Company Limited" which was formed in 1896, traded as Austin Rover in the 1980s and later had John Towers et al as Directors
This Company Number is 00048324
Be very careful to validate what you are buying.
The reference in the ad to "purchase from the liquidators" likely relates to the drawings only.
Caveat Emptor!
It would be nice to see an owner's club buy the rights to the name, or maybe a specialist parts supplier, like Rimmer Bros. I guess a restomodder wouldn't be the worst fate in the world either.
In fact though I reckon it'll either go to some weird chancer and get slapped on something unrelated (are NFTs still a thing?) or a corporate with no intention of using it will decide they need it for legal reasons involving brand protection and the like.
In fact though I reckon it'll either go to some weird chancer and get slapped on something unrelated (are NFTs still a thing?) or a corporate with no intention of using it will decide they need it for legal reasons involving brand protection and the like.
romac said:
Panamax said:
If a trademark isn't in use it isn't protected, whether or not it's a "registered trade mark".
Anyone who puts the word "Rover" on a vehicle had better proceed with caution - JLR would be keen to protect their Land Rover and Range Rover brands. They may once have indicated only "off road" vehicles for farmers but over the decades have become attached to relatively normal road cars. For instance Discovery and Velar.
As for Austin, completely worthless I would imagine.
Speaking of which, I wonder where the Saab brand has gone these days? Like Rolls Royce it was split between aircraft use and automotive use. Similarly Lockheed.
The Saab brand name remains wholly owned by Saab. They only "leant" the name to GM when they sold the car company to them. They allowed the first post-GM company to continue using the name, but once bankruptcy and the threat of Chinese ownership came along, that was it. They couldn't afford the Saab name to be sullied, when they were so big and important in defence etc.Anyone who puts the word "Rover" on a vehicle had better proceed with caution - JLR would be keen to protect their Land Rover and Range Rover brands. They may once have indicated only "off road" vehicles for farmers but over the decades have become attached to relatively normal road cars. For instance Discovery and Velar.
As for Austin, completely worthless I would imagine.
Speaking of which, I wonder where the Saab brand has gone these days? Like Rolls Royce it was split between aircraft use and automotive use. Similarly Lockheed.
As for the AustinRover name,
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