An Indian restaurant using the name easyCurry has been threatened with High Court action by easyGroup, which has ordered the Northampton-based restaurant to change its name and signage by 9am on Monday or face legal action.

Naz Uddin, the restaurant's owner, said: "How can the word easy belong to them? I don't think that can be right."

EasyGroup's managing director, Anthony Robb-John, said: "We do not hold ourselves out as owning easy but we do own lots of trademarks. If people are using those names then we will take the appropriate court action."