Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Mellotronists

>
> MARKUS!!
>
> Absolutely... an idiotic product indeed, ,and probably an infringement
> of your trademark.
>
> Actually under British law, a manufacturer must produce goods in
> several categories to protect against trademark infringement, or other
> firms passing off their goods as other brands'. Whilst it is certainly
> illegal for another company to produce a keyboard, musical instrument
> or similar item with your trademark, unless you produce, or HAVE
> produced items in other key categories, they COULD be produced by
> other companies using the name MELLOTRON ...
>
> For example:
> Every so often, Rolls Royce produce toys, clothes chocolates etc.
> with their brand on the label. This prevents other companies creating
> "Rolls Royce Candy"..etc.
>
> If this nobhead making Mellotron-alikes decided to produce a range of
> clothing called "Mellotron", there's nowt you can do about it....
> UNLESS you've previously made it and registered the fact yourself. A
> few years ago, you may remember young hip-hop types wearing black
> hoodies and carrying Record Bags bearing the TECHNICS logo. These sold
> in millions, but were created (legally) by a small clothing company
> here in Cheltenham. Because Matsushita (the makers of Panasonic and
> Technics) hadn't ever made clothing, and the tiny Cheltenham company
> WERE in that business, Matsushita had no rights to the name on a
> t-shirt whatsoever! The same company now legally owns the rights to
> make flight bags called "Pan-Am"!! Recently, Uncle Bob released a
> range of clothing with his logo "moog' printed on the front. "moog
> synthesizer" t-shirts have been produced for years quite legally by a
> London company called "Mendoza" with no infringement of Bob's rights.
> Ironically, if they wanted, they could in all probability sue Bob for
> using their name on a t-shirt.
>
>
>
> On Friday, January 30, 2004, at 11:29 pm, Markus Resch wrote:
>> First of all: This is definitely an infringment of our copyrighted
>> trade
>> mark. It is not allowed to use the name "Mellotron" on any kind of
>> product
>> without our permission.
>
> Probably. See above.
>
>
>> That's why the CD-rom is called "M-tron" for
>> example.
>
> Does Mellotron write computer software? Unless you're in the computer
> business, then this is a moot point. Whilst passing off the CD -ROM as
> a genuine product of the Mellotron company WOULD be illegal, there is
> probably no law at all about some firm calling themselves "Mellotron
> Software Ltd" and releasing the "Tron-ROM" or something similar....
>
> ANYONE out there is free to produce Mellotron brand chocolates.... and
> Streetly brand underwear.
>
> Best
>
> C
>
> (I think I FOUND some Streetly Underwear recently.
> Soiled, it was)
>
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