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Bacardi, owner of Bombay Sapphire Gin, tried to prevent the registration of the ROYAL BOMBAY PREMIUM LAGER trade mark.

A recent announcement by the British government provides tax incentives through which UK-based patentees may realise increased benefits from their inventions – and in turn, stimulate further innovation. The Chancellor of the Exchequer confirmed in his pre-budget speech to the House of Commons on 9 December 2009 that patent income is to be subject to a 10% rate of corporate tax; the scheme is mooted to operate from 1 April 2013 and the so-called "Patent Box" rate compares favourably with the curr