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RE: Logo Infringement



Would an email from each of us asking VwoA to stop pursuing legal action
against enthusiast webpages help? This is getting old that we as VW
enthusiasts can't even express our enjoyment in their products on the web
because of their trademark infringement crap!

Eh, whatever, I should be working anyway...

Joshua Hignight
Student Services/Technical Services
New Mexico Campus
(505) 821-4800

-----Original Message-----
From: Neal Tovsen [mailto:sixteen.volt@verizon.net]
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 10:59 AM
To: 'Dirk Schneider'; 'Scirocco List'
Cc: 'Takacs Attila'; 'Macsek'; 'Sam'
Subject: RE: Logo Infringement

Aw, man! They're STILL doing that BS?

This is VWoA...as in "of America". Your site is .de, right? I'm not a
lawyer, but it would seem they have no jurisdiction.

I just can't believe this crap. I would bet money that this
"legal-warning.com" place is on contract from VW to do this junk. I hope, at
least, that VW had no intent to screw their enthusiasts by hiring these
jerks.

Some people just don't have any decency.

Neal

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Dirk Schneider
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 12:39 PM
> To: Scirocco List
> Cc: Takacs Attila; Macsek; Sam
> Subject: Fw: Logo Infringement
>
>
> Hello listers,
>
> just got this stupid e-mail below.
> did anyone else get such an e-mail recently ?
>
> is this important for me ? ( as it isn't written in german so
> how should I read it ?? )
>
>
> ARE THEY CRAZY OR WTF ????
>
> what is next ?  www.scirocco.org maybe ???
>
> slightly irritated
> Dirk
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ceaseanddesist@legal-warning"
> <ceaseanddesist@legal-warning.com>
> To: <SCIROCCO@t-online.de>
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 5:33 PM
> Subject: Logo Infringement
>
>
> RE:  First Letter/Logo Infringement
> Mark:  VW(r)
> File:  258
> Dear Mr. Dirk Schneider:
>
> We represent Volkswagen of America, Inc. ("VWoA"), a wholly-owned
> subsidiary and exclusive U.S. importer of cars manufactured
> by Volkswagen
> AG ("Volkswagen") and Audi AG ("Audi"). VWoA is charged with
> protecting
> trademarks associated with those cars and has asked us to
> contact you on
> its behalf.
>
> VWoA learned that you are using Volkswagen's registered mark
> VW(r) on your
> website SCIROCCO2.DE. However, the above referenced mark is a
> registered
> trademark belonging to Volkswagen, and may not be used without the
> express permission of the owner. Your use of this mark, and the use of
> the SCIROCCO advertisement on your website, violates the
> Lanham Act, 15
> U.S.C. §§ 1114, 1125, and infringes upon Volkswagen's state and common
> law trademark rights.
>
> On behalf of VWoA, we request that upon receipt of this
> letter you cease
> and desist from using their registered mark on your website,
> and on all
> advertising or promotional materials. Your continuing use of
> this mark is
> misleading to the public and constitutes a misappropriation
> of customer
> goodwill developed and paid for by Volkswagen. For your
> information, VW
> was recently awarded damages in the excess of $250,000 against an
> independent garage that refused to cease using VW's logos.
> Volkswagen is
> very diligent in enforcing trademark rights, and will not tolerate
> infringements such as yours.
>
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Stephen J. Arpaia, Esq.
>
> -------------------------------
> IP Protector, LLC
> http://ipprotector.com
> 2604 Elmwood Avenue, #178
> Rochester, NY 14618 - 2295
> -------------------------------
>
>
>
>
>
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