Craig Austin
Specialized take the high road? Not likely. They could've licensed their
rear suspension technology to Scott for a whole lot more than $1, much
as they did to small-time builder Titus on the Racer X, but instead they
chose to keep Scott (who they view as a much bigger threat) from selling
those frames in the US. While I'm all for protecting patents, they own
the name "stumpjumper," not the word "stump," and certainly not the
120-year-old term for the city of Portland, "stumptown."
I wonder if Fuji is taking similar action against Specialized? They've
had a "Roubaix" road model for several years, and now Specialized has
one by the exact same name. Talk about your glass houses.
Instead of trying to negotiate with the Big S, I'd much rather see
Mountain Cycles come out with a whole new line of bikes named "Rube Bay"
and "EffEssArr." This is the stupidest and most arrogant legal action
I've seen in a long time. That's quite a stretch to assume that users
will "confuse the origin" of a Stumptown 'cross bike with a Stumpjumper
mountain bike.
Craig
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From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Brian Engelen
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 10:34 AM
To: shane.young@comcast.net; obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Stumpjumper vs. Stumptown
Hopefully Specialized will take the high road and do something like
selling the name rights related to Stumptown for $1.
Brian
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From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of shane.young@comcast.net
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 10:20 AM
To: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Stumpjumper vs. Stumptown
Well since it is such a great race they won't require that the name be
changed because it is good PR for them. Under their logic it looks like
they are sponsoring the race but don't have to pay a thing.
It looks like Specialized thinks they are Starbucks who feels that they
are infrindged anytime someone uses the word Star.
-------------- Original message --------------
From: MAILER-DAEMON@list.obra.org
> I just read in the business page of the Oregonian that
Specialized is pressuring
> Mountain Cycle to dump the "Stumptown" name from its 'cross
bike. Specialized
> claims that "Stumptown" is too close to its "Stumpjumper"
label. GIVE ME A
> BREAK!!!!!
> I have a '97 Stumpjumper M2 pro sitting in my garage. I can't
see myself
> confusing it with a Stumptown 'cross bike. If Specialized wins
this one, what
> will be next? Will "Stumptown" have to be removed from the
Stumptown Classic
> cyclocross race?
>
> Everyone should boycott Specialized (and tell them to go pound
sand)
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