The rights are being challenged across the variation of the franchise’s monikers, including James Bond Special Agent 007, James Bond 007, James Bond, James Bond: World of Espionage and the famous “Bond, James Bond” line.
It was reported last week that Dubai-based Austrian businessman Josef Kleindienst has filed several claims challenging owners of the multibillion-pound spy franchise over trademark non-use, which could see the character stripped of his catchphrase: “The name’s Bond, James Bond.”.
The James Bond trademarks are officially registered to US-based company Danjaq, which owns and controls the rights to global James Bond merchandising, alongside Eon.
The franchise has gone silent in recent years – Daniel Craig announced his retirement as James Bond in November 2019, two years before the release of the most recent film, 2021’s No Time To Die.
The businessman challenging the ownership of the rights to the 007 name has promised fans that “James Bond will not die on my watch”.
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