Who'll get custody of Bradford and Bingley's bowler hat?



Bradford and Bingley's bowler hat is one of the most instantly recognised logos in the financial sector. What will happen to it now the bank is being broken up?

Not only has Bradford and Bingley laid claim to the bowler hat - headgear of choice of quintessential City gent, silent comedy acts and hot young starlets - it also owns the trademark on 100 variations on this theme.

It has registered the gesture of raising and lowering bowler hats (trademark number UK2130164), stacked silhouettes of rainbow-coloured bowler hats (UK2184803), and the image of the hats blowing away in the wind (UK2168259).

Now Spanish bank Santander has taken over its savings accounts and branches, and the government has temporary control of its mortgages and loans, which side will own these trademarks?

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