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UKIPO blocks bid by ex-Commodores member to register band name in UK

( March 20, 2025, 10:10 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: An examiner with the UK Intellectual Property Office agreed with Commodores Entertainment Corp. that allowing Thomas McClary, a former bandmember, to register "The Commodores" in the UK would constitute passing off. The UKIPO further found that McClary and his company, First Avenue Entertainment LLC, filed the trademark application in bad faith.See attached document....

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