CHUBB
Chubb locks and safes have been registered in the UK since the nineteenth century. Charles Chubb patented his detector lock in 1818 after his brother Jeremiah's original design was challenged in a famous lock-picking contest at the Great Exhibition of 1851.
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Brand History & Trademark Analysis
Chubb locks and safes have been registered in the UK since the nineteenth century. Charles Chubb patented his detector lock in 1818 after his brother Jeremiah's original design was challenged in a famous lock-picking contest at the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Chubb name became synonymous with security hardware in Britain and the trademark has been continuously maintained through successive corporate owners.
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Historical Background
Charles Chubb started as a ship's ironmonger and moved into locksmithing in 1818 in Wolverhampton. His brother Jeremiah was granted a patent for the Detector Lock on 3 February 1818. The company received a special licence from King George IV in 1823. Chubb registered its first trademark in February 1876, within weeks of the new Trade Marks Registration Act coming into force. The brand licence ceased in 2010, with locks subsequently sold under the Yale or Union names.