Records published by the Intellectual Property Office yesterday show Sports Direct own quite a lot of trademarks, including:
Rangers
Scope of trademark: organisation of sporting activities.
This property has not been licenced to the football club, or joint ventures like Rangers Retail Ltd. Sports Direct own the rights to call a football team Rangers.
Rangers (again)
Scope: from clothing to trinkets and everything in between.
Owned by Sports Direct, licenced to Rangers Retail Ltd
Glasgow Rangers Football Club
Scope: clothes trinkets, etc.
Owned by Sports Direct, licenced to Rangers Retail Ltd
RFC, Broxi Bear, The Gers, Follow Follow, Ibrox, Rangers News, Rangers Travel and all the crests, badges and logos are all owned by Sports Direct and licenced to Rangers Retail Ltd, which is 76% owned by the Sports Direct group.
So if the club want to call themselves Rangers, or Glasgow Rangers, they need to cut a deal with Mike Ashley. The most humiliating aspect of the whole thing is that the new board appeared to know nothing about this until the Intellectual Property Office published the details yesterday. The lack of due diligence is breathtaking.
The only things Ashley seems to have ignored is that pejorative nickname they complain about so much, and the phrase Murray Park, although he has security over the training ground of that name.
We warned them repeatedly. Ashley was in control and had the opportunity to ensure he got what he wanted before the EGM. One of the richest men in Europe, he is a formidable opponent and known to be utterly ruthless.
You can’t bully him. Better to recognise this reality and accept your subservient future than create a scenario where even another liquidation event would not free the ‘Rangers’ football brand from the ironclad yolk of a man you’ve made your enemy.
What have the lemmings done to themselves? We were told Mike Ashley was a business man and he would acquiesce as this was just business. In the history of business miscalculations this is up there with the guy at Pye who rejected The Beatles.
It’s all their own work, they can’t blame the SFA, SPL, SFL, Celtic, Her Majesty’s Revenue’, the BBC or Craig Whyte. A recovery which would have been difficult enough is now completely and predictably wrecked.
Fancy a trip to Dublin for the Ireland-Scotland game in June? There’s a bus leaving Glasgow with Ireland and Scotland (but all Celtic) fans. Two nights in a Dublin hotel, travel and match ticket among the Ireland fans for £200. Let me know if you’re interested, celticquicknews@gmail.com
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A new place opened up here selling statues and ornamental stones,that kind of thing.I was in today,and was wanting to buy 3 of the stones.About 5 foot high,must weigh around 2 tons,really beautiful,but not cheap.I picked out the ones I wanted,and the guy asked ME,how I was getting them home !!!!!!.Seems they dont have a vehicle to deliver anything.FFS.
Only in Turkey.
He will be closed in a week,as per normal.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCQWcy3WEAEC7qr.jpg:large
COYNE
HH
Roy C – 100% agreed :-)
roy croppie
21:04 on 10 April, 2015
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCQU6KFW8AAGBiV.jpg:large
must be the statue
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCQX52LWMAEBLVv.jpg:large
A one off strip v Leeds
HH
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCQWo2EW4AA_KBA.jpg:large
thought he was gone…
HH
Canamalar,
Persevere with resolution12, but I disagree with your comment re Celtic FC Board at 11.53 today.
Board member Brian Wilson established a successful publish company and newspaper in the West Highlands. Following retiral from a political career that saw advances in land reform and recognition for the gaelic language, he has successfully revolutionised the declining Harris Tweed industry. As a journalist he was instrumental in exposing the discriminatory employment policy of a Glasgow football club at UEFA level. Celtic are not making sufficient use of this man at Board level. Make him chairman and see Celtic take on the corruption in Scottish football. This man has the perfect credentials.
RC
Is that Maestro’s goal or is it Creaney’s?
Tbj-sack the board! :-)
Still no luck paying on my phone- sack the bookstore! :-)
tbj
Donation made , thanks for the oppertunity .
HH
AOW
It took me two attempts .. Story of my life ()
roy croppie
21:04 on 10 April, 2015
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCQU6KFW8AAGBiV.jpg:large
must be the statue
HH
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Spot on and as cowiebhoy bhoy suggested…why not all the lions and the players that were in the pool.
Our heritage for our kids/grandkids….and going by the storm, the huns grandkids….Grand..;))
art of war
My first attempt on phone failed but it went through on second attempt .
4GF : Cowiebhoy
United we stand in Celtic
theglasgowcelticway
suspect Creaney with the Maestro celebrating…HH
HH
Enjoy your night Bhoys and Ghirls…summoned HH
WC
Why stop at £300. Anything above and beyond the target can be donated to Marys Meals.
Unless it’s been coooked by ole Kirk numbnuts ‘ironclad yolk’ should read’ ironclad yoke’.
My first big game at Celtic Park was against Basle. I think it went to extra time. What a night.
tbj
Hail Hail mate , thanks for your efforts.
Gearoid
I agree
TBJ
A big thank you, you go-getting fine Tim.
Off to buy a raffle ticket.
WailersCSC
RC
Think it was 92, 2-0 to the tic, Nicholas and Creaney.Oh ! Hamiltontim and myself had to toss a coin outside Ipox for the one ticket we had.I won.
FGF
You go to BT’s school of spelling :-)
TBJ
Glad I’m not the only one who had to have two attempts to get it right – but enough about my honeymoon :-)
Tbj
Thanks for your efforts. HH
Jimtim
Don’t you think about flouncing big ghuy. Replies to posts are all about the timing of the initial post. HH
TBJ well done on the memorial..
HH
TBJ…
I’ll square up mines on Wednesday with yourself. HH
On Raglan Road of an autumn day
I saw her first and knew
That her dark hair would weave a snare
That I might one day rue
I saw the danger and I passed
Along the enchanted way
And said let grief be a fallen leaf
At the dawning of the day
On Grafton Street in November
We tripped lightly along the ledge
Of a deep ravine where can be seen
The worth of passion’s pledge
The Queen of Hearts still making tarts
And I not making hay
Oh I loved too much and by such by such
Is happiness thrown away
I gave her gifts of the mind
I gave her the secret signs
Known to the artists who have known
The true gods of sound and stone
And word and tint I did not stint
I gave her poems to say
With her own name there
And her own dark hair
Like clouds over fields of May
On a quiet street where old ghosts meet
I see her walking now
Away from me so hurriedly my reason must allow
That I had loved not as I should
A creature made of clay
When the angel woos the clay
He’ll lose his wings at the dawn of day
braw…..
CC
The Basle game went to extra time. One of my earliest European games. I can remember being there, was 7.
TBJ/WC
Payment done/ got email receipt.
H!H!
Fred Colon
13:28 on
10 April, 2015
Nae winchin’ tonight bhoys
Spring onions oan ma piece
*effin hate sy-bees. Mrs. TT said that when she worked in the Coop in the Newton, that’s the posh part of Dumbarton, the bowling club members spouses called them sy-bows.
cowiebhoy
Seen that once I had posted , blaming the Magners :-)
WC – Sorry for your loss.
TBJ – I have visited the raffle so will expect some whisky soon :-)
As mentioned, I knew DerbyshireBhoy from another site but not personally.
One could maybe Google his address but I would be concerned if his family opened a letter from someone they don’t know at all and thought that it was some sort of scam.
Any ideas ?
tontine …. how can you not love a big plate of mashed potatos with syboes and butter?! lovely!
Praecepta
Loved your Cesar story on reading back. Magic.
Tell us more please. :)
tbj says wee oscar knox is in heaven with the angels
20:42 on 10 April, 2015
Hat doffed to you mate and the heads up, let me know if that’s okay with you.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
MiT
As long as it is accompanied wi steak mince. Mmmm!
Pete
I would like the families of all departed cqnrs to be aware of the stone on their loved ones memory
Not sure how we communicate it .
Apparently I get a certificate sent .. They offered a replica stone at £40 each .
I thought it would be fantastic to give one of each to the family’s but not sure of the feasibility of that regards addresses
It would be good if we could get one for each family now and in the future but again not sure if they reproduce replicas after the stone is down
Where canI find the link to the raffle tickets?