tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post1818287213114297102..comments2023-08-18T11:40:19.852-06:00Comments on Los Alamos and Santa Fe Bikes: Does Specialized make toilet paper?Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105951751896463667noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-7073549677892276322013-12-10T08:19:03.136-07:002013-12-10T08:19:03.136-07:00Apparently the issue is resolved, or soon will be....Apparently the issue is resolved, or soon will be. http://bicycleretailer.com/north-america/2013/12/09/asi-says-calgary-bike-shop-can-use-roubaix-name#.UqcwCX-9KK3Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-73226713973247295622013-12-09T10:22:26.096-07:002013-12-09T10:22:26.096-07:00"allowed""allowed"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-16443686423371847602013-12-09T10:21:25.734-07:002013-12-09T10:21:25.734-07:00We're not talking about an inanimate object li...We're not talking about an inanimate object like aspirin. Chicago once told the Bears that if they built a stadium outside the city limits they could not take the name Chicago with them. Guess what, Soldier Field got renovated. Again, the question is who the hell aloud a corporation to trademark the name of an independently governed city? Was the city even asked?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-3630880338574639932013-12-09T05:48:26.477-07:002013-12-09T05:48:26.477-07:00As part of war reparations specified in the 1919 T...As part of war reparations specified in the 1919 Treaty of Versailles following Germany's surrender after World War I, Aspirin (along with heroin) lost its status as a registered trademark in France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, where it became a generic nameSteve Onoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-16676947949301064512013-12-08T15:48:49.884-07:002013-12-08T15:48:49.884-07:00Well, when you grow up in Buffalo, NY, it ain'...Well, when you grow up in Buffalo, NY, it ain't exactly a "foreign country". They didn't name it the Peace Bridge for grins.Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-74004077048101799142013-12-08T14:01:49.848-07:002013-12-08T14:01:49.848-07:00PS: Don't think I missed Khal's "Cana...PS: Don't think I missed Khal's "Canadianism" in his last comment, eh?Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-17010517973913061352013-12-08T13:39:20.197-07:002013-12-08T13:39:20.197-07:00Yup. Lawyers and sensitivity training...Yup. Lawyers and sensitivity training...Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-85061953357912165002013-12-08T13:34:20.056-07:002013-12-08T13:34:20.056-07:00Seems this could have been worked out in a less PR...Seems this could have been worked out in a less PR-damaging way to the company, eh, Steve?Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-26715551218491843882013-12-08T13:31:47.674-07:002013-12-08T13:31:47.674-07:00Many common names are trademarked. Jaguar, for ins...Many common names are trademarked. Jaguar, for instance. I recall that about ten years ago, all the local Jaguar clubs had to obtain permission from Jaguar to continue to use the name. It may seem harsh, but Bayer lost use of the "Aspirin" trademark in the US due to their failure to properly protect it. One wonders, however, if Specialized might be well advised to send their legal team through some basic sensitivity training.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-48714036946535073752013-12-08T13:07:50.663-07:002013-12-08T13:07:50.663-07:00Pelkey, over at Red Kite (see link) thinks this wo...Pelkey, over at Red Kite (see link) thinks this would not fly if it actually went to court. Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-81778399072355241662013-12-08T13:04:10.728-07:002013-12-08T13:04:10.728-07:00The real question is who let a corporation tradema...The real question is who let a corporation trademark the name of a city?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com