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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