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  1. 02-09-2011 11:27 PM #1
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    Only in America...

    Ford is suing Ferrari alleging Maranello named their formula 1race car F 150 to capitalize on the good name and good will created by Ford's F-150 pick up truck!

    Only in America!

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  3. 02-09-2011 11:34 PM #2
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    The Ferrari and Ford are easily confused

    Take a look at this Ferrari lot near my house:






    Boston Green M Roadster
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  4. 02-09-2011 11:41 PM #3
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    Are they dealing?


    Looking for something unique! ;)
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  5. 02-10-2011 12:08 AM #4
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    Budget, not limited?

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    Want a KIA hybrid mostly for the Korean chicks


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    I think Ford should change their big truck from...

    the Ford F450 to the Ford F430. Then they can follow that up with the Ford F458 Italia Pickup where the bed catches on fire.
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  8. 02-10-2011 07:13 AM #7
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    Didn't Ferrari sue the guy that made a limousine

    from an F360?








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    there's a legal principle concerning trademarks

    if you don't defend it, you loose it.

    They'll settle, Ferrari will pay them $10 for use of the trademark, and they'll throw in a few pit passes to the Italian GP.

    We have a home-grown software package at work that was less than the originally proposed version. So, we stuck "Lite" on the end of the name. We paid Miller Brewing $1 to use "Lite," and they also let us use the unique "Lite" font.
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  10. 02-10-2011 08:32 AM #9
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    Fairly sure Ferrari did not use a pickup frame

    but you never know
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  11. 02-10-2011 08:42 AM #10
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    And FIAT should have sued when Ford came out with

    After all, Ford was obviously trying to capitalize on the fame and good name of the Fiat 500...:)




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    Try to prove it would be cheaper if they had .



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  13. 02-10-2011 09:52 AM #12
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    Point being that a lawsuit for a >

    trademark (not: I don't know if F150 is trademarked) is probably more reason for legal intervention than how much someone blings their car.

    Just sayin' that Europe has too many lawyers too.








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  14. 02-10-2011 09:56 AM #13
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    A bit overused IMO

    Monster cable is a prime example, acting like they own the word monster and suing anyone who dares to use it. The moron in a hurry test; would a moron in a hurry be likely to confuse the 2 and accidentally buy an F1 car when he meant to buy a pickup truck.

    With your software, other than the use of their unique font, you are paying to avoid litigation, not because a moron in a hurry would accidentally buy the software, and get it home and realize he meant to buy a sixpack of beer.
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  15. 02-10-2011 10:15 AM #14
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    you can't trademark numbers. Ask intel when they

    tried suing for the "486".








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  16. 02-10-2011 10:24 AM #15
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    Next General Dynamics will sue HRT because they

    Ferrari already changed the name of the car to something stupid....cowards.
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  17. 02-10-2011 10:30 AM #16
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    Now the HRT naming, may be defamation. :-)






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  18. 02-10-2011 10:46 AM #17
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    Thats why Gillette had the M3.

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