Date:         Fri, 21 Oct 2005 09:35:18 -0600
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From:         jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: VW SUCKS...Re: name change of Volks Cafe...
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I was reading a trade rag at work and it had an article on counterfit
branded items showing up in channels again.

 In it also had a short blurb on web stuff.  Seems ford has filed almost 120
suits in the last 5 years, GM over 100, etc..Porsche hit a note because it
filed the most.  Porsche filed 130 in one bulk shot in the US and followed
up with over 250 others individually.  Seems the 130 shot was aimed at
"squatters" and "redirecters".  They now own all 130 domains. Porsche went
after almost 150 in other countries, primarily in europe.

BTW VW owns the trade term "bug" when it is used to describe a vehicle
formerly or currently designed and produced by Volkswagen AG.

Another section said that VW, Porsche, and Mercedes are currently back on
the offensive again because some groups in the US tried to get generic
status assigned to some of their trademarks.  This has probably set off the
current assaults seen.  The note was that sites were making "gain" from
their trademarks.
jimt

On 10/20/05 7:50 PM, "Mike Collum" <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote:

> Timothy,
>
> You're absolutely right ... however ... I'll bet that Volkswagen would
> go after any of them, too, if they sold parts for Volkswagens.
>
> I personally think that VW should offer businesses that have Volks in
> their names, and DO sell VW related parts and accessories, some sort of
> form, mutually signed, that would legally allow use of the name and
> still protect VW's interests.
>
> Mike
> Houlton, Maine
>
>
> Timothy Lee Harrison wrote: