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Offline haywirepc

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Re: Amiga Case Designer Faces Intimidation
« Reply #314 from previous page: May 08, 2012, 06:11:29 PM »
Wow what are the amiga grave robbers going to do now? Looks like ANYONE can use the amiga name and lettering for any purpose now.

Slap those amiga stickers back on your case... and LAUGH at cUsA!
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Re: Amiga Case Designer Faces Intimidation
« Reply #315 on: May 08, 2012, 06:14:17 PM »
If that's correct then we can do what the heck we want with the "AMIGA" logo and there's absolutely nothing C=USA can do about it. That includes sticking it on AIO PCs or Sinclair ZX81s.
So what did Amiga Inc. license to C=USA? Or did they actually not license anything? According to that look-up, Amiga Inc. were the owners, but it's now abandoned and dead. Which means Amiga Inc. can't have licensed it to Barry or anyone else.
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Re: Amiga Case Designer Faces Intimidation
« Reply #316 on: May 08, 2012, 06:17:14 PM »
I am no trademark (USA) expert but I found the "C Commodore" trademark (active) and the Amiga trademarks abandoned. So it seems (at least for USA) that they have lost the trademarks. But perhaps here are other specialists who have better knowledge.
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Re: Amiga Case Designer Faces Intimidation
« Reply #317 on: May 08, 2012, 06:19:22 PM »
Quote from: spirantho;692335
If that's correct then we can do what the heck we want with the "AMIGA" logo and there's absolutely nothing C=USA can do about it. That includes sticking it on AIO PCs or Sinclair ZX81s.
So what did Amiga Inc. license to C=USA? Or did they actually not license anything? According to that look-up, Amiga Inc. were the owners, but it's now abandoned and dead. Which means Amiga Inc. can't have licensed it to Barry or anyone else.


That is quite confusing.  At the start of all of this I thought C-USA had the rights to use Workbench, Kickstart and the Logo.  Once they started talking about a partnership with Cloanto and then just ripping Cloanto's ROMs yourself it appears they only have a license to "the name".  From the links posted above, they may have licensed "the name" from someone who didn't have it to license (or perhaps he had it at the time, but no longer).

This whole thing is a damn circus.  Anyone remember when we thought Gateway would be our saviour?  :(
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Re: Amiga Case Designer Faces Intimidation
« Reply #318 on: May 08, 2012, 06:19:31 PM »
And the thread takes an interesting turn...
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Re: Amiga Case Designer Faces Intimidation
« Reply #319 on: May 08, 2012, 06:20:57 PM »
What the feck?!

Is this a joke?
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Re: Amiga Case Designer Faces Intimidation
« Reply #320 on: May 08, 2012, 06:21:25 PM »
I bet Franko buys them.
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Re: Amiga Case Designer Faces Intimidation
« Reply #321 on: May 08, 2012, 06:23:03 PM »
Maybe they licensed this one.

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Re: Amiga Case Designer Faces Intimidation
« Reply #322 on: May 08, 2012, 06:25:04 PM »
@thread

Registering trademarks is optional.

...I'll let cgutjahr explain this.

#6
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Re: Amiga Case Designer Faces Intimidation
« Reply #323 on: May 08, 2012, 06:25:30 PM »
But you know what this REALLY means...

What's most important of all....

It means....

.... we all need to go out and get more popcorn.
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Re: Amiga Case Designer Faces Intimidation
« Reply #324 on: May 08, 2012, 06:28:14 PM »
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Re: Amiga Case Designer Faces Intimidation
« Reply #325 on: May 08, 2012, 06:40:40 PM »
Quote from: number6;692343
@thread

Registering trademarks is optional.

...I'll let cgutjahr explain this.

#6


The trademark was registered and subsequently abandoned. Big difference between an un-registered trademark and one that registered and abandoned.
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Re: Amiga Case Designer Faces Intimidation
« Reply #326 on: May 08, 2012, 06:41:11 PM »
Franko over at amigaworld.net

"I was kinda hoping that no one would have made that public on the forums as I've been waiting since last September for "someone" to try and officially issue a Cease & Desist or warning not to use the Amiga trademark which became "dead" on the 19th of September 2011...

Oh well, the cats out of the bag now but I'm surprised Barry didn't want to pay the fees to re-register it as he knew the Trademark was dead as I had mentioned it to him)...

So now that everyone knows it's dead then I don't suppose you'll be receiving any legal correspondence from CUSA now {even they wouldn't be daft enough to try that, would they !!!)...

Been thinking about registering it myself since last year and basically licensing it for a fee of penny to people in the community to use for their projects (that way it would end all this BS by CUSA), perhaps it's time I did so as Barry obviously has no intentions of paying the fee...

I need to decide if it's worth the fees just to finally put an end to all this BS once and for all, what do you think... "
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Re: Amiga Case Designer Faces Intimidation
« Reply #327 on: May 08, 2012, 06:42:12 PM »
I was about to close this thread but now I am gunna get a big bucket and fill'er up!

Quote from: ToddH;692345
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Re: Amiga Case Designer Faces Intimidation
« Reply #328 on: May 08, 2012, 06:47:54 PM »
I assume the Amiga branded tablets were Amiga Inc's attempt to show that the trademark is still active.
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Re: Amiga Case Designer Faces Intimidation
« Reply #329 on: May 08, 2012, 06:49:14 PM »
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Franko over at amigaworld.net

"I was kinda hoping that no one would have made that public on the forums as I've been waiting since last September for "someone" to try and officially issue a Cease & Desist or warning not to use the Amiga trademark which became "dead" on the 19th of September 2011...

Oh well, the cats out of the bag now but I'm surprised Barry didn't want to pay the fees to re-register it as he knew the Trademark was dead as I had mentioned it to him)...

So now that everyone knows it's dead then I don't suppose you'll be receiving any legal correspondence from CUSA now {even they wouldn't be daft enough to try that, would they !!!)...

Been thinking about registering it myself since last year and basically licensing it for a fee of penny to people in the community to use for their projects (that way it would end all this BS by CUSA), perhaps it's time I did so as Barry obviously has no intentions of paying the fee...

I need to decide if it's worth the fees just to finally put an end to all this BS once and for all, what do you think... "

Well this got interesting lol. Hell I would buy a license off him, print hundreds of stickers and paste my house in them.
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