Astheexceptionclause indicating theprinciples for trade markregistrationandpriorapplication, this clause isaimedtoprotect the unregisteredtrademarks which havebecome influential.
And yesterday was the first time since that cold day at the end of January 1965 that the bells of Big Ben had fallen silent as a mark of respect for the dead - with the exception of a brief period in the 1970s, when the tower was closed for repairs.