Yup, they have to... trademark law basically boils down to "Defend it or lose it to public domain". VW (or any compnay) can only keep it's trademark by relentlessly chasing down all unlicensed users of the mark and slapping cease and desist orders on them. So, if you think it's limited to VW, I invite you to check the following link (and remember, it's Friday): http://www.metrostate.com/library/stories/01/mar/NationalPost.htm
At 11:27 AM 10/21/2005 -0500, Stan Wilder wrote: >Do you suppose that VW has little mini Nazi's monitoring all the VW blogs, >lists, vendors, E baze, wrecking yards, BenT page? > >Stan Wilder >Engine Ceramics >214-352-4931 >www.engineceramics.com > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "BenT Syncro" <syncro@GMAIL.COM> >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 10:34 AM >Subject: Re: VW SUCKS...Re: name change of Volks Cafe... > > >Chris, > Aren't you afraid Volkswagen will come knocking on JordanVW's door at the >farm in Philly? > A certain Horace Kimbrell Sawyer from Georgia, once offered to defend my >use of the name Vanagon Cafe pro bono last time this controversary popped >up. You remember him don't you? No, I don't mean the cause for the deceased >senator/former singer. Nor Bono who said "You Too?" > I could always call it BenT Cafe. Bent to please VW's then. > Anyway, this is neither here nor there but Vanagon Construction which used >to pop-up on my net searches for the word "Vanagon" seems to have >disappeared. Who could be next? I can see it now. The headlines reads, >"Vanagon Deconstruction". > BenT but still STR8 > > > On 10/21/05, JordanVw@aol.com <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > > > > In a message dated 10/20/05 7:29:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > > jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM writes: > > > > > > > IIRC, Peter told me that they've been in negotiations with VW for over 6 > > > years. I don't think there was any more room at the end of the rope. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Jeff > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jeff...arent you worried alittle about this as well? i'd think the name > > "Vanagon" is also trademarked by VW and their bored lawyers would be > > knocking on > > your door next too.. do you think they will? > > > > chris > > > > > >-- >BenT |
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