Mr.Emery registered a trademark "Commando" in the early 1990s, when Norton belonged to the Canadian "absentee landlords" who did not care. Obviously to stop others from using the word "Commando" in advertizing Norton spares.
He overlooked the fact Andover Norton, then his main source (not any more- I cancelled his trade account with us on 1st October, 2012), was trading in, and advertizing, Norton Commando spares since 1977, i.e. years before he even opened his first shop, so had contiunuous use before his pirate registration. So have many others, Mick Hemmings comes to mind.
Emery has tried to threaten us directly and I told him he had no case.
He then had at least two goes at "Classic Bike" and the NOC. They are "soft" targets in that a) he advertizes in them, so is a source of income, and b) they do not want to get involved. Both parties were getting excited until we explained the legal background.
Why the NOC in their infinite wisdom continue to support Emery by publishing his adverts and ramblings and by buying most parts for their Spares Scheme from him I do not know. But then that does not, fortunately, concern us any longer.