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| | | Here's how I see it. 1. Brickfest has become a great event, put on by the WAMALUG. If I were them, I would have no desire to take their show on the road. It is a regional event open to anyone who wishes to come. 2. Those in the West should form (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | Re: Brickfest, Westfest, Whateverfest —Tom Stangl
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| | | | | (...) Is it really right to call it INTERNATIONAL LTC if you just plan on touring the states? Germany has a rather large train contingent. USLTC, maybe. (...) Uh, that's what I've been saying all along ;-) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | Re: Brickfest, Westfest, Whateverfest —John Neal
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| | | | | | | (...) Well, actually, the ILTCO is comprised of LTCs from Canada, Germany, Italy, and the US. *Where* we hold the convention is irrelevant. (...) Yes, and some Germans have said that they would come to the US to attend such a convention. Italy, (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | | IOLTC (was: Brickfest, Westfest, Whateverfest) —Tony Hafner
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| | | | | | | | (...) I thought it was IOLTC. (...) Wasn't there some talk of a IOLTC event in Minnesota next year? I was hoping to combine this with our biannual Chicago road trip. And yes, that IS a Seattle to Chicago road trip with 5 small children. A monstrous (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: IOLTC (was: Brickfest, Westfest, Whateverfest) —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | (...) That was then;-) We are now going by ILTCO:-) (...) Oh, yes. More than talk. We are going to make it happen. (...) Looking forward to seeing y'all:-) -John (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | Re: Brickfest, Westfest, Whateverfest —Andreas Stabno
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| | | | | | (...) That reminds me of my first reaction to baseball's World Series. "So which countries are participating in this event?" Perceive well, Andreas Stabno (URL) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | Re: Brickfest, Westfest, Whateverfest —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | | (...) I think is already been said but an International LEGO Train COnvention that moves across country (USA infered) doesn't sound very international. Second what is an "LTC-hosted city"? Is Boston an "LTC-hosted city"? Technically there isn't an (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org)
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| | | | | | | Re: Brickfest, Westfest, Whateverfest —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) See my post above. "International" refers to the membership. We are an organization of train clubs from different countries. (...) A city in which an LTC is based (or chooses to call its base). GMLTC- Minneapolis NGLTC- Atlanta GFLTC- (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Brickfest, Westfest, Whateverfest —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | | | I guess we will just have to agree to disagree on a few points I guess... (...) First I can only speek from experiance and that experiance is with NELUG. I agree some LUGs may not be as focused as others but you could say the same for LTCs I think. (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Brickfest, Westfest, Whateverfest —John Gerlach
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| | | | | | In lugnet.events, Eric Kingsley writes: <much good stuff snipped> (...) Or, "Ambassadors for the brick, with an emphasis on trains". I know the GMLTC spends *much* more time creating buildings, scenery, vehicles, etc., than we do creating trains. (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org)
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| | | | | The Fest out West (was Re: Brickfest, Westfest, Whateverfest) —Tom Inosanto
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| | | | | (...) Exactly. And it really sickens me to see how much of a stink the east-coasters are being about us even using the name as reference. Brickfest has made a name for itself, and it is nobodys wishes to take away from that, our fest is a differrent (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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| | | | | | | Brickfest(sm) Service Mark —Kevin Loch
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| | | | | | | (...) If you use the word Brickfest as a generic term applying to other conventions, it dillutes it as an identifier of the quality show that we produce. Brickfest(SM) is a service mark belonging to myself and several others who are responsible for (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Brickfest(sm) Service Mark —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Kevin, I am asking this in all seriousness. Please take the time to answer here as honestly and as well as you possibly can. What exactally do you, and the several others you mention, believe is happening here in regards to the threads about a (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.events)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Brickfest(sm) Service Mark —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | (...) IANAL and I truly just want to know, is it (tm) or (sm)? What determines the difference? Is (sm) for non profits?? Thanks! (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Brickfest(sm) Service Mark —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Trademark is used for a name, phrase, logo, etc. identifying a product, usually registered (but not always...and not always necessary. First use usually will suffice as a trademark unless a real legal fight is engaged over it), and gives you (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Brickfest(sm) Service Mark —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) Right. Knew that but good confirmation. Note the difference between TM and (R)... (to other readers). You can use the TM symbol, and it's a good practice to do so on things that you want to assert trademark for, without any other requirement. (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Brickfest(sm) Service Mark —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) About a servicemark being temporary? I am sure that they are used in this way in many cases. A servicemark can be given to anything, and some folks do use them for long term service, but in the case of infringement, they have much less legal (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Brickfest(sm) Service Mark —Todd Thuma
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Some research I did on the matter from USPTO sources and our own USDOCs library here at Univ.of Georgia suggests that (sm) is in fact (TM) or ™. The (sm) is not even recognized as an abbreviation and a call to a local patent attorney indicated that (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Brickfest(sm) Service Mark —Kevin Loch
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) communication (...) We have absolutely no plans to trademark the logo we used in 2001. The only thing we are considering is the word "Brickfest". KL (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Brickfest(sm) Service Mark —Kevin Loch
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) IANAL, but the one I spoke with said to use SM because the event is a service, not a product. I don't think it has anything to do with temporary/long term use. A quick search of the net indicates that TM and SM are functionally equivalent but (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Brickfest(sm) Service Mark —Kevin Wilson
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| | | | | | | | | Kevin Loch wrote in message ... (...) conventions, (...) Sigh. I guess it was my initial post referring to a "Brickfest West" or "Brickfest Northwest" which sparked this name argument. For the record, it never occurred to me that it would be taken (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Brickfest(sm) Service Mark —Tim Courtney
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| | | | | | | | "Kevin Loch" <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:GGos20.FnK@lugnet.com... (...) unless (...) I agree 100%. (...) of (...) People here are now complaining about the tone that the Brickfest planners have posted with in order to protect their (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Brickfest(sm) Service Mark —Tim Courtney
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| | | | | | | | (...) ...now off to finish my 'Galaxy Enforcer.' :-D -Tim (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Brickfest(sm) Service Mark —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | (...) I put a single red 2x4 brick on a card that said Galaxy Enforcer in the Freestyle (k8) room but it didn't win. Sorry about that Jude (I signed his name)... (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Fest out West (was Re: Brickfest, Westfest, Whateverfest) —John Neal
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| | | | | | tom wrote: <snip> (...) Nope. It will be the biggest exposition of LEGO trains the world has ever seen! People from around the world will be attending. Brad will be there to unveil some cool surprise (...maybe, but certainly there will be TLC (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | Re: Brickfest, Westfest, Whateverfest —Josh Baakko
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| | | | | <snip> I think the LTC's & LUG's should go to multipe places each year, like a big place such as LegoLand. But the only stipulation would be that you need more advertisement, & more then one layout, thatly prove what you can actully do, it'll draw (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | Re: Brickfest, Westfest, Whateverfest —Kyle D. Jackson
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| | | | (...) I think you mis-spelled "Billund" ;] KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org)
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