Thomas Hoffman
You make a good point Mark.
When I was in the Bike Industry in the late 80's, I would often have people
refer to Mountain bikes as "stumpjumpers" not realizing that it was a name
of a bike. Nor did they know about Specialized Bikes. But they had heard
the term and wanted one, whatever it was.
It is to bad that they don't turn a blind eye to the issue. But we can't
have "dilution" now, can we.
Isn't it somewhat ironic that some of Specialized's early bike designers
were from Stumptown? Jim Merz and Marc Dinnucci (SP?)
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From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Mark J. Ginsberg
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 11:13 AM
To: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Stumpjumper vs. Stumptown
A better solution might be to change our patent/copyright laws so that
"dilution" doesn't occur.
haven't you seen the ads in the New York Times where Xerox ask you to call a
photocopy a photocopy and not a Xerox?
when a name becomes diluted or used for the generic the "owner" can lose the
exclusive rights to it.
I am not saying this is good or bad, but it is.
have you ever taken a moving star rather than an escalator?
how about using a cotton swab instead of a Q-tip?
Band-aid on your boo-boo? Same deal.
there is a lot of litigation in this realm, some appropriate, some overly
agressive.
Understanding motivation is usualy a good place to start before taking
actions.
Mark Ginsberg
MAILER-DAEMON@list.obra.org wrote:
I just read in the business page of the Oregonian th at 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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