Did the rules of objection to similar names change in October 2008?
Yes. From October 2008 some new rules apply under sections 69 to 74 of the Companies Act 2006. These allow complaints to be made where a company has been registered with the intention of extracting money from the complainant or to prevent him from registering a name in which he has goodwill (“opportunistic registration”). More information about the Company Names Tribunal and the cost associated with this service is available at www.ipo.gov.uk/cna. Who can object to a company name under these new rules? Any person or company can object about a company name. Can an objection to a company name on the grounds of opportunistic registration be sent to Companies House? No. All objections about opportunistic registration must be sent to the new and independent Company Names Tribunal (also known as ‘Adjudicator’), who will be based at the UK Intellectual Property Office. Companies House is only responsible for ‘too like’ and ‘same as’ objections. What will happen if the complaint for opportunis
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