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Re: Lego and other brand trademarks
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 12 Jul 2005 09:04:48 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
> In lugnet.general, David Shifflett wrote:
> > Is there any sets where Lego has included references
> > to other trademarked names.
> > Are the ferries (Stena, Silja),
> > and Maersk, names copyright/trademarks?
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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.
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> And don't forget the #390-#395 Hobby Sets with names such as Rolls-Royce,
> Cadillac, Harley-Davidson, Renault, Norton, and Formula 1.
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> And in trains there is the "DB" logo (Deutsche Bahn = German National Railways).
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> Then there's the Wells Fargo (is that bank name still used in California?) in
> the #365 Wild West Set, and Learjet (#455).
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> There's a lot more I'm sure...
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> Gary Istok
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 MD Foods, VELUX, Canadian Post, Sterling Airways, KLM, Martinair - and that
nice Dutch roadhelp ANWB (set 2140). Probably many, many more - LEGO is known to
cooperate with a lot of companies.
Arne, Copenhagen
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