I Want To Trademark A Company Name That Was Active Between 1800s-1900s. The Plan Is To Revive The Company Using Its Vintage Logos And Branding, But I Don’t Know If This Will Breach Any Kind Of Copyright In Spite Of The Fact That The Business Name And Trademark Are Not Taken.

An example would be if McVities went bust 70 years ago. Could you trademark the McVities name and logo and start selling Jaffa Cakes under the exact same branding if all trademarks had expired?

I noticed on the UK trademark checker that some people have tried to apply for this trademark around 10 years ago, but withdraw their application, and one was opposed. I cannot figure out why it was opposed as there didn't seem to be any names like it at the point of trademark filing - I also cannot find further information on this opposition.

The company I wish to trade under has it's own Wiki page (although rather small). I'm unsure if this for any reason would protect it from being trademarks as it's somewhat known in the public domain...?

Also, this will be based in the UK.