Final chance to comment on uni's plan to trademark 'Oxford'
THE DEADLINE for comments on Oxford University's bid to trademark the word 'Oxford' closes at midnight.
The university wants to trademark the city's name on more than a hundred products from stickers and pencils to DVDs and bibles.
However the move sparked concerns about the bill potentially facing makers of maps, tickets, newspapers, journals and 122 other goods if approved.
Oxford University Press (OUP), a division of the university, lodged the application in October as the world-renowned institution looks to sure up protection of its 'brand' ahead of Brexit.
Email trademark.examination@ipo.gov.uk
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