§ Mr. ViggersTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what inquiries were made about the ownership of the name Qinetiq before its acquisition by DERA; and with what results. [157556]
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§ Dr. MoonieThe naming process resulted in approximately seven candidate options, all of which were subjected to a series of high-level searches. For each candidate option, its Uniform Resource Locator (URL) availability was established and existing registrations of similar company name, trademarks and URLs investigated. A cultural name check was also undertaken. The results ruled out several options mainly on the basis of URL availability.
The chosen name underwent a full and thorough examination by NewDERA's lawyers, Herbert Smith.
The services they undertook included:
Full URL name checkTrademark search and registration in all relevant classes and countries including a third party rights research.Company name search.Trademark registrations have been filed in the UK, US, EU and a number of other countries During this period objections can be raised and the process is ongoing, expected to take several months. No notice of opposition has been received to date.