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| | | Is there any sets where Lego has included references to other trademarked names. One example I can think is Jeep, for the 711 Jeep CJ-5 set. Are the ferries (Stena, Silja), and Maersk, names copyright/trademarks? Any others? Keep on bricking, dave (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Lego and other brand trademarks —Jonathan Wilson
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| | | | | Even if you exclude the movie and TV licenses (Star Wars, Bob The Builder etc), there are still many: Shell (there are many shell sets) Mcdonalds (the Mcdonalds Drive Thru set) Exxon (more gas station sets) Many licenced/labeled promotional sets (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Lego and other brand trademarks —Gerhard R. Istok
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| | | | | (...) Hey Dave.... I'm surprised you didn't think of them..... Esso, Shell, Exxon, VW (named beams), and then there are all the 1:87 cars/trucks. Is Octan a real service station? I have never seen one here or in Europe (Germany, Austria, Britain, (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Lego and other brand trademarks —Didier Enjary
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| | | | | | | (...) check this : (URL) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Lego and other brand trademarks —Niels Karsdorp
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| | | | | | | (...) In the Netherlands there were also named beams for Philips and P.T.T. (post, telegraph and telephone) and KLM (royal dutch airlines). (...) I think Octan is non existing. It's a Lego name. (...) With additional stickers for other European (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: Lego and other brand trademarks —Arne Lykke Nielsen
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| | | | | | (...) LEGO has made a lot of promotional stuff for other companies, like the Falck and BRF minifigs, but these are single items. If you are talking sets, there's indeed the Scandinavian companies you mentioned (Maersk, Silja, Stena), and more like (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Lego and other brand trademarks —Ross Crawford
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| | | | | (...) A few recent ones: BNSF, Santa Fe, Super Chief and TTX. ROSCO (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Lego and other brand trademarks —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | (...) I seem to remember the 1998 World Cup football/soccer sets had a sticker sheet with a number of real-world brand logos. I don't clearly remember what any of these were, I'll have to dig out the sheet. They definitely had jersey stickers for (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Lego and other brand trademarks —David Eaton
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| | | | | (...) Wow, a quick list of companies, and some sample sets where I could find them. plus other stuff that people have mentioned from this thread: Adidas (3426) Air Canada (611) ANA (All Nippon Airways) (3197) ANWB (1590) Audi (unnumbered promo) (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Lego and other brand trademarks —Ray Sanders
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| | | | | | (...) Also add.. 106 UNICEF Promotional Set: Van 1952 Danmarks Internationale Mejeri Promotional Set: Milk Truck 1973 Emirates {Airline Promotional Set: Airliner} Ray (19 years ago, 13-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Lego and other brand trademarks —Gerhard R. Istok
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| | | | | (...) Ironically the very first trademarked items came out 50 years ago this year. That would be the Esso Service Station accessories. In 1955, with the advent of the Town Plan TLG produced 3 Esso trucks (#1250/#250 Esso Barrel Tanker, #1251/#251 (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Lego and other brand trademarks —Jim Hughes
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| | | | (...) Dave; If you want to include pre-building block lego the 1:43 cars/trucks (Modelbiler) were all licensed from Chevolet. Packaging, etc even include the Chevolet trademark. (19 years ago, 13-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Lego and other brand trademarks —David Shifflett
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| | | | (...) Jim, you answered the question I didn't ask, but meant to. Which trademarks are actually acknowledged on the Lego packaging, instructions, catalogs, etc? I don't think I've seen Shell, Esso, or any of the 1:87 car manufacturers credited with a (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Lego and other brand trademarks —Gerhard R. Istok
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| | | | (...) Good point Dave, I have never seen any acknowledgement of trademarks on any of the old 50's-70's Esso or Shell items. Ditto for the 1:87 cars/trucks. No box or brochures (that came with these items) had acknowledgements either. On the 1:87 (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Lego and other brand trademarks —Kevin Salm
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| | | | (...) The current line of Ferarri sets has a holographic sticker attached to each box with Ferarri Officially Licensed Product or some such text. Along with that is a serial number. I do not know of any other LEGO products with a serial number of (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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