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You foul Trade marks re
May
1915
names
38989
REG 23 6 15
ein
registered of Enemy subjects
firms.
22 July. Desenosio question of
Last previous Papor.
BAT
26537
Buyl Bof T. cous & Repl
I 29 but Bradi
4-7583
to the enemy ownership is only clear in one of the caps mentioned in the despatc
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of
acks for Telegraphic reply.
Anbais
Fittes
This is a question of some difficulty and
I kept it back a day or two to consider it.
On 26537 we advised the Governor with
regard to the following questions:-
(1)
that the trade marks belonging to liquidated firms are still existing.
(2) that the liquidators should not sell such
trade marks as part of the assets of the firma liquidated.
(3) that licences might be issued in certain
cases, including the case where British Manufacturers had been in the habit of manufacturing goods for a liquidated firm under a mark owned by the firm.
He now raises a different point, namely, whether any steps anould be taken to prevent or
present in connection with marks which were used on
expressly permit the use of such trademarks by persons other than the owners. The question has arisen at
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goods