The late Ian Fleming did not have a monopoly in tongue - in - cheek, humorous adventures about secret agents, but a novelist might commit the tort of passing - off if he changes his name to Ian Fleming or uses the name James Bond or the 007 code in his novel.
The late Ian Fleming did not have a monopoly in an odd manner, humorous adventures about secret agents, but a novelist might commit the tort of passing - off if he changes his name to Ian Fleming or uses the name James Bond or the 007 code in his novel.