Busted by Kubota Kops!

RickOliver · May 25, 2005

"I think a trademark holder's worry is that if you don't enforce your trademark with non threatening encroachers, then you may not be able to enforce it with serious encroachers."

That's pretty much it. It's called trademark dilution. Xerox and Kleenex are classic examples of companies that almost lost their trademarks. Most of the time, the legal stiffs just want a paper trail that proves they went through the motions to protect their mark. But you never know.

regor66 · May 25, 2005

How about using Kaptain Cubota?

MadDog · May 25, 2005

I think you did the smart thing, Ron. The Japanese Trademark Police have probably collared Henro already. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif He's probably in the hold of a Tuna Boat, shackled in 3/8" grade 80 chain (made in the USA to be sure it holds /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif ) and is on his way to Tokyo to be tried for using the K***** name (see, I'm not as dumb as I look; I'm not gonna provoke 'em /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif ) to promote German beer.

If your still in computer range, my advice, Henro (relax, for which there'll be no charge) is to throw yourself on the Big K legal department's mercy and promise to never drink in association with their tradename again..... Ifn you don't they'll probably throw you in jail for 20 years and give you nothing to drink but those little white softboiled egg cups filled with Sake. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Been nice knowin' ya, Buddy. Have SWMBO send the tractor(s) my way.....

RonR · May 25, 2005

Maddog, you forgot that Henro also DRILLED HOLES IN HIS ROPS and publicly stated it!

Assuming he drilled more than 2, his picture violation makes him a 3 strikes loser /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

He might be eating fish heads and rice for a long time...............

Ron, no longer known as captaink___________a

Av8r3400 · May 25, 2005

/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif Uh-oh. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

My K*b*ta Page

In Memory of Henro-- RIP.

Rolando · May 26, 2005

I think you should change your last name to 'Kubota'. Can't hassle you if you named your site after yourself!

PhilNH5 · May 26, 2005

Rolando,
This may not be true. When I lived in MD I remember a news story about a lady named Sony. She had a restaurant named Sony. The electronics giant successfully sued her for trademark infringment.

Here is a little info Govt Records

Phil

slowzuki · May 26, 2005

But Mr. Nissan got to keep his computer website despite being sued by Nissan Motors.

MadDog · May 26, 2005

Wow, that's a scary situation. While I am not an "intellectual property" lawyer, I understand the problems that waiving a trademark infringement may create with respect to more serious and legitimate infringements. Still, it seems pretty ridiculous to me that not prosecuting someone for engaging in a non-competing business under her own name would create a waiver.

My oldest daughter is also a lawyer and still uses (in part) my family name. I guess even if we wanted to go into practice together, we couldn't do it as "Johnson & Johnson" /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif even if we weren't planning to sell band-aids on the side. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

BTW, I understand that Henro is now on a starvation diet of just ONE suchi a day. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif Have a "rice" day, Henro. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif