Curt Dewees

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*"Stumptown"* is a nickname for
Portland,
Oregon , coined in a period of
phenomenal growth in the city after 1847 .
Portland was growing so rapidly that the stumps of trees cut down to make
way for roads were left until manpower could be spared to remove them. In
some areas, the stumps remained for so long that locals painted them white
to make them more visible, and used them to cross the street without sinking
into the mud.

*Stumptown Coffee* is an independent
coffeeroaster and retailer
located in Portland,
Oregon . The chain's
flagship store on SE 45th and Division opened in
1999,
and two other stores have since opened in Portland. The coffee is remarkable
for the strength and thickness of its "standard" brew, probably owing to a
policy of serving French pressed
coffee for its standard
brew.

The *Stumptown Comics Fest* is an annual celebration of comic art, held also
in Portland. Special guest exhibitors have included Derek Kirk
Kim(Same Difference, and
Other Stories), R Stevens (Diesel
Sweeties ), and local
Portlanders such as Shannon
Wheeler(Too
Much Coffee Man ).

On 2/9/06, Eric Kytola wrote:
>
> maybe instead of "we are going to boycott you!!" rant
> you could approach with "it would be nice if MC could name a bike after
> the city that's at the core of our nations cyclocross interest"
>
> i feel politeness works better than threats, and I'm sure my kids
> agree.....
>
>
>
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> *From:* obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] *On
> Behalf Of *EAL
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 09, 2006 11:31 AM
> *To:* obra@list.obra.org
> *Subject:* [OBRA Chat] Stumpjumper vs. Stumptown
>
>
> Not to sound like a Specialized apologist, but I don't think that
> Specialized is out of bounds here.
>
> The question is whether or not the use of the name Stumptown creates
> confusion as to origin or quality of goods, specifically, the Stumpjumper
> line of mountain bikes. While such use of Stumpjumper may not confuse the
> denizens of Portland, arguably it would create confusion on a nationwide
> basis.
>
> Specialized is in a tough position here. They don't want to come across
> as Goliath crushing David. But they also have a legitimate interest in
> making sure their trademark is not infringed.
>
> Specialized has not been overly agressive in their pursuit of this case.
> The demand letter is pretty tame as demand letters go. They haven't sought
> an injunction, although they could have.
>
> Most likely the parties are going to come to some agreed upon resolution.
> It could be that Specialized allows the gradual phase out of existing
> inventory and forgoes damages for past infringement and MC goes to a
> different Portland reference moniker. It could be that MC just changes the
> usage of the name through wildly different graphics and/or disclaimers in
> all their marketing collateral. Who knows?
>
> Whatever the outcome, it will not affect my future purchases of
> Specialized products because I don't think Specialized is acting
> unreasonably in this case.
>
> Ed Lanton
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