David Niven as Bond; the second was the 1983 film Never Say Never Again, a remake of Thunderball. Never Say Never Again was the result of a legal dispute involving Kevin McClory, one of the credited co-writers of the story used for the novel Thunderball, who was awarded the film rights to the novel in a 1963 settlement with Ian Fleming. Litigation Danjaq LLC v. James Bond Ltd On 13 July 2009, Danjaq applied under s.69(1)(b) of the Companies Act 2006 for a change of name of James Bond Ltd, which had been registered since 12 June 2009. James Bond Ltd was ordered by the adjudicator at the Company Names Tribunal to change its name and to not register another company with an offending name. The respondent was also ordered to contribute toward Danjaq's costs. References External links Information about Danjaq and Eon Productions at Eon's website Danjaq LLC v. Sony Corp., 263 F.3d 942 (9th Cir. 2001) James Bond Holding companies of the United States Companies based in Santa Monica, California 1962 establishments in California Holding companies established in 1962 Film production companies of the United States American film studios Mass media companies established in 1962 American companies established in 1962