Comparison Yanmar lawsuit.

[Rainbody]

So it's filled. Crazy

 

[kenmac]

So it's filled. Crazy

Yep, Looks like the original poster knew what they were talking about. Someone else pointed out that they would have to re-purchase any tractors they sold. That is being asked also.

 

[Rainbody]

I couldn't get a timeline on court dates from that link.
If the company I got my tractor from isn't on the defendant list, means what?

 

[kenmac]

I couldn't get a timeline on court dates from that link.
If the company I got my tractor from isn't on the defendant list, means what?

Maybe everyone else is next. If they win this one

 

[Pete Judd]

I don't like the fact that we can't see what was filed. I requires a username and password. My Yanmar was sold in the US by a Yanmar dealer, and made for the US market at the time. Is Yanmar America going to provide support and parts for my tractor, like Ford or Chev on their 30 year old cars?

 

[houstonscott]

There has to be something more sinister going here to be a trade mark violation. These dealers of used and rebuilt Yanmar's must be doing something else we don't really have access too yet. Like the evidence. They must sell units that clearly not a Yanmar as a Yanmar. My bet is that these business have taken a bunch of Chinese parts and put them together to create a tractor and then slapped on the hood with a Yanmar logo on it and sell it as a rebuilt Yanmar. This would be a trade mark violation. There could have even imported back engineered Yanmar knockoffs produced in places like Vietnam and China and brought to the USA as Yanmar's and sold on their good name. If what makes a tractor a tractor is not Yanmar then they have a case. Of course that would be the law suite, just how much can be replaced with non OEM parts before it's not a Yanmar anymore?

HS

 

[kenmac]

Form what I read it. The suit doesn't apply to tractors that were made for the US market. It's not just about the tractors. I guess when a BIG corp. goes after you. they go after a # of things

 

[kenmac]

Hustonscott,
Form what I read. you are way off the mark. It has nothing to do with VN tractors (atleast at this time). It's any imported YM tractor, parts, etc, etc,

 

[houstonscott]

If I go to Japan and buy a Yanmar and bring it home and sell it, it's still a Yanmar. If they claim it's not a Yanmar because I want to sell it here used I think they will loose.

HS

 

[kenmac]

in july 2012. They also filed against Vina tractor,



http://dockets.justia.com/docket/texas/txndce/3:2012cv02479/220772/