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Get it up ye Steve Dale!

Trademark result​

In July 2020, Steven Dale applied to the UK Intellectual Property Office (“IPO”) to register a trade mark containing the crest of Bury Football Club and which includes the town of Bury’s coat of arms, as below:


(the “Trade Mark”).

It is important to note that the Trade Mark had not previously been registered by Bury FC and Mr Dale sought to register the Trade Mark personally, in his own name. This meant that if his application were successful he, and not Bury FC or Bury Council, would be the registered owner of the above Trade Mark.

Mr Dale’s application became a matter of public record in September 2020 and was communicated to the wider public in November 2020.

Bury AFC therefore asked its members whether they wanted to pursue legal action to oppose Mr Dale’s application to register the Trade Mark. Our membership is primarily made up of fans of Bury FC, Bury AFC and residents of Bury. Over 99% of the membership overwhelmingly voted to formally oppose Mr Dale’s application to register the Trade Mark. Members can view the original article here.

Bury AFC therefore contacted other stakeholders, such as Forever Bury and Bury Council. Bury Council responded giving their support to Bury AFC opposing Mr Dale’s application.

Given the support of the membership and the Council, we instructed specialist sport and intellectual property lawyers who, due to their connection to Bury as fans and residents, offered their services at a substantially discounted rate.

Our legal team filed a formal opposition to Mr Dale's application. It was ultimately decided by the tribunal of the IPO, having considered submissions filed on our behalf that the opposition should succeed and Mr Dale’s application to register the Trade Mark should fail. This decision was communicated to us and Mr Dale last week.

This result represents a significant victory for all Bury fans and the town of Bury as its means that the crest and coat of arms will not be owned by Mr Dale.

We would like to thank Bury Council for their support of our opposition as well as our solicitor David Seligman, his team at Brandsmiths and barrister Charlotte Blythe of Hogarth Chambers.
 

Get it up ye Steve Dale!

Trademark result​

In July 2020, Steven Dale applied to the UK Intellectual Property Office (“IPO”) to register a trade mark containing the crest of Bury Football Club and which includes the town of Bury’s coat of arms, as below:


(the “Trade Mark”).

It is important to note that the Trade Mark had not previously been registered by Bury FC and Mr Dale sought to register the Trade Mark personally, in his own name. This meant that if his application were successful he, and not Bury FC or Bury Council, would be the registered owner of the above Trade Mark.

Mr Dale’s application became a matter of public record in September 2020 and was communicated to the wider public in November 2020.

Bury AFC therefore asked its members whether they wanted to pursue legal action to oppose Mr Dale’s application to register the Trade Mark. Our membership is primarily made up of fans of Bury FC, Bury AFC and residents of Bury. Over 99% of the membership overwhelmingly voted to formally oppose Mr Dale’s application to register the Trade Mark. Members can view the original article here.

Bury AFC therefore contacted other stakeholders, such as Forever Bury and Bury Council. Bury Council responded giving their support to Bury AFC opposing Mr Dale’s application.

Given the support of the membership and the Council, we instructed specialist sport and intellectual property lawyers who, due to their connection to Bury as fans and residents, offered their services at a substantially discounted rate.

Our legal team filed a formal opposition to Mr Dale's application. It was ultimately decided by the tribunal of the IPO, having considered submissions filed on our behalf that the opposition should succeed and Mr Dale’s application to register the Trade Mark should fail. This decision was communicated to us and Mr Dale last week.

This result represents a significant victory for all Bury fans and the town of Bury as its means that the crest and coat of arms will not be owned by Mr Dale.

We would like to thank Bury Council for their support of our opposition as well as our solicitor David Seligman, his team at Brandsmiths and barrister Charlotte Blythe of Hogarth Chambers.
Have actually posted the same on their forum, thats a kick in the plums for him
 
Any prospect of Bury AFC being in contention?
There is a lot of unknown information, the administrator indicates there are a few interested parties and the political parties are allegedly trying to aquire a community asset, with the likes of Andy Burnham, Mayor of Manchester, pitching in too.
Who knows where this will land.
There are different fan factions too, sadly.
 
Booked up and have tickets for the friendly v Fc United of Manchester and also booked up for the friendly v Chester FC so just waiting on the Chester tickets being available.
Jimmy, i posted your message on our website, so let yourself be known, even bring a flag
Cheers for your support, we appreciate it
 
Not into flags but will wear a Rangers t-shirt.:shh:B-D
Well done Jimmy
Thanks so much for going to the FCUM v Bury AFC game yesterday
That is brilliant and i hope you had a good reception and enjoyed the game
Apologies i did not get there on this occasion
Thanks again for going to so much effort.
Greatly admired
Cheers
 
Not into flags but will wear a Rangers t-shirt.:shh:B-D
You are amazing Jimmy, getting to the Chester City v Bury AFC game when only home fans were allowed.
I was in self isolation that weekend.
Thanks for your support, other Bury fans said how much they enjoyed meeting you
 
Your guys had a fantastic victory over Real Madrid, what an exciting time to follow the Rangers, with a crowd again.

Dusting off the cob webs
Bury AFC are due to begin again in the North West Counties League First Division North on Saturday away at Ilkley Town at 3pm
I have my ticket.

The latest team line up is here, hopefully,


Up the Gers and Up the Shakers
 
Your guys had a fantastic victory over Real Madrid, what an exciting time to follow the Rangers, with a crowd again.

Dusting off the cob webs
Bury AFC are due to begin again in the North West Counties League First Division North on Saturday away at Ilkley Town at 3pm
I have my ticket.

The latest team line up is here, hopefully,


Up the Gers and Up the Shakers
Ideal, right after the Rangers game.

All the best for the new season, hopefully get down to a game soon.
 
Your guys had a fantastic victory over Real Madrid, what an exciting time to follow the Rangers, with a crowd again.

Dusting off the cob webs
Bury AFC are due to begin again in the North West Counties League First Division North on Saturday away at Ilkley Town at 3pm
I have my ticket.

The latest team line up is here, hopefully,


Up the Gers and Up the Shakers
Good luck for this season mate.
 
Have been waiting for the Bury AFC full season fixtures to appear today but I see there has been a delay?
I had a great time at both FC United & Chester games and meeting you guys and my good lady enjoys the trips as well.
The freekick scored by Metcalfe against Chester was pure quality ( I am yet another one who can’t post pics/ videos ) it was nice to have a weekend in Chester as it’s a great place.
 
Hi again
Rangers are off to a great start and good luck again on Saturday

The Bury AFC season got underway last Saturday away at Ilkley Town, a team promoted up to the division for the first time in their history

A dry day, a 500 crowd limit, i think 60 Ilkley fans.
Hoping the game highlights are here


But if not, Bury got off to a winning start, 4 - 2 away and played well.
 
Hi again
Rangers are off to a great start and good luck again on Saturday

The Bury AFC season got underway last Saturday away at Ilkley Town, a team promoted up to the division for the first time in their history

A dry day, a 500 crowd limit, i think 60 Ilkley fans.
Hoping the game highlights are here


But if not, Bury got off to a winning start, 4 - 2 away and played well.
Not a bad crowd,good luck for the rest of the season mate.
 

Get it up ye Steve Dale!

Trademark result​

In July 2020, Steven Dale applied to the UK Intellectual Property Office (“IPO”) to register a trade mark containing the crest of Bury Football Club and which includes the town of Bury’s coat of arms, as below:


(the “Trade Mark”).

It is important to note that the Trade Mark had not previously been registered by Bury FC and Mr Dale sought to register the Trade Mark personally, in his own name. This meant that if his application were successful he, and not Bury FC or Bury Council, would be the registered owner of the above Trade Mark.

Mr Dale’s application became a matter of public record in September 2020 and was communicated to the wider public in November 2020.

Bury AFC therefore asked its members whether they wanted to pursue legal action to oppose Mr Dale’s application to register the Trade Mark. Our membership is primarily made up of fans of Bury FC, Bury AFC and residents of Bury. Over 99% of the membership overwhelmingly voted to formally oppose Mr Dale’s application to register the Trade Mark. Members can view the original article here.

Bury AFC therefore contacted other stakeholders, such as Forever Bury and Bury Council. Bury Council responded giving their support to Bury AFC opposing Mr Dale’s application.

Given the support of the membership and the Council, we instructed specialist sport and intellectual property lawyers who, due to their connection to Bury as fans and residents, offered their services at a substantially discounted rate.

Our legal team filed a formal opposition to Mr Dale's application. It was ultimately decided by the tribunal of the IPO, having considered submissions filed on our behalf that the opposition should succeed and Mr Dale’s application to register the Trade Mark should fail. This decision was communicated to us and Mr Dale last week.

This result represents a significant victory for all Bury fans and the town of Bury as its means that the crest and coat of arms will not be owned by Mr Dale.

We would like to thank Bury Council for their support of our opposition as well as our solicitor David Seligman, his team at Brandsmiths and barrister Charlotte Blythe of Hogarth Chambers.
Well done guys, No Surrender.:cool:
 
Well done guys, No Surrender.:cool:

This was brilliant
Steve dale who aquired Bury FC for £1, tried to trademark the Bury coat of arms in his own name.
Fortunately this was spotted, Bury AFC and the council challenged him legally.
Dale lost and had to pay Bury AFC £500
Bury AFC used this money to provide some free season tickets for Bury Hospice.
And dale has paid up
 
Then on Tuesday, Bury were away again at Atherton Laburnam
Another great away win, 3 - 1

Hoping the highlights pop up here

Atherton Laburnam, what a great name for a football club. :D
Overpowering them in the air that game.
You will be a boost for attendances when limits are lifted, good luck.
 
Where's the top scorer from last season, think its was Greaves, is he still there?
Yes, thankfully Tom Greaves is still with us, just recovered from an injury so will be good to start again
We have a few players with the ability to score goals now so it will be an exciting season.
Also got a fast tricky winger, Abimbola Obasoto, who is electric
 
Yes, thankfully Tom Greaves is still with us, just recovered from an injury so will be good to start again
We have a few players with the ability to score goals now so it will be an exciting season.
Also got a fast tricky winger, Abimbola Obasoto, who is electric
Watched the videos and the winger looked good, the big central defender who scored in the 3-1 win got turned a few times, hopefully he picks up
 
Good luck to Rangers today in your early kick off

Bury AFC have our first home game of our season at the Radcliffe Neuven ground.
We are playing a very local fixture against
Bacup Borough at 3pm
Unfortunately the Saturday games are no longer allowed to be streamed

Hoping Rangers and Bury win all the points

Haven't seen anything about Gigg Lane since a couple of months back.

Have the administrators released any information on the sale?
 
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