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<p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
has responsibility for intellectual property and regularly receives a wide range of
representations about rights across the intellectual property spectrum.</p><p> </p><p>In
the case of a trade mark application for a band name, the application would be examined
in accordance with the Trade Mark Act 1994 and the Trade Mark Rules 2008. Any trade
mark applications including the name of a famous individual or group would be considered
in line with Section 3(6) of the Trade Marks Act 1994, which states that a trade mark
shall not be registered if or to the extent that the application is made in bad faith.
Anyone can oppose the registration of a trade mark once it has been published after
examination through the Intellectual Property Office’s low-cost tribunal service.
The government also provides a specialised Intellectual Property Enterprise Court
to provide access to justice at an affordable cost for SMEs and entrepreneurs. This
court has streamlined procedures, a limit on legal costs and a cap on damages. It
also includes a specific small claims track for disputes up to the value of £10,000.</p>
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