Chinese firm wins battle over MG name
A Chinese manufacturer won its High Court battle yesterday over one of the most famous names in British motoring history.
Judge Sir William Blackburne said the Nanjing Automobile Corporation (NAC) acquired the rights to the MG trademarks and logos when it bought the assets of the failed MG Rover from administrators in 2005.
He ordered Sports and Racing Europe, based in Tenbury
Wells, Worcestershire, to stop using the famous octagonal logo and name on its MG X POWER supercar. The judge ruled it was infringing the marks and had no entitlement to them.