> > I do not think VW will get too upset. If so, minor adjustments can > be made to make them more "different" from what VW used to offer.
Ja, don't worry. VW can't say anything. Even if they did have a US design patent on the specific shape of the postal wheel arches (which is doubtful as they didn't use them in the US), the maximum term for such a patent is 14 years-- which means NOTHING about the production T3 could even possibly be encumbered. The only things they can claim as "intelectual property" are their trademarks. So long as it doesn't say "VW" or have the stylized circled-VW on it, they won't even make a peep. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" |
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