VW logo, copyright???? Options

[dmenche914]

I just noticed, the WCC logo has the VW Porsche emblem in it. I know from a while back VW was going bonkers on use of its trademark VW logo, suing or threatening lawsuits unless users (abusers???) paid up. It hit the VW aftermarket industry hard, real horror stories. Companies that even used photos of real VW cars had to delete the logo's from the photos, clubs also were hit, as were websites.

Maybe they have laid off, maybe thay just haven't noticed.

I heard also that Porsche was going after trademark infringement also, but not to the degree that VW has, and we got both logos in the WCC logo!

Anyone hear of this being a problem?

[aircooledboy]

QUOTE (lapuwali @ Apr 8 2005, 02:04 PM)

US copyright and trademark law FORCES the holders of the trademarks to issue such defenses, or they lose the right to the trademark. Each and every single use of a trademark has to be official or licensed. If someone else uses a trademark w/o permission, and the holder of the trademark ignores it, the holder can lose control of the trademark.

Bingo. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/happy11.gif)

If you go to the time and trouble to establish a tradename or trademark, and you later become aware that it is being used by others, but you do nothing to stop them, you lose the right to claim the exclusive use of that name or mark. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif)