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Re: BrickFest(TM) PDX 2004 Announcement
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lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.au
Date: 
Thu, 14 Aug 2003 00:07:55 GMT
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In lugnet.events, Todd Thuma wrote:
   We did not seek permission from them to hold a convention. If they had said no, I believe the next name on the list was, “Brick Fan Convention on the West Coast not called BricksWest because BricksWest is Dead.” That was my name, but it was admittedly kind of long and I had been drinking when I was told BricksWest was dead (please read humor into this, as it was intended). “StudFest” was the next name up for consideration, but a trademark search revealed that this has aready been taking by some convention that happens in San Fransico every year, not that there is anything wrong with that.

STUDFest™ is also a trademark of STUDS™ - the Sydney (Australia) LEGO® Users Group, and it relates to the meetings we have irregularly. Not that there is anything wrong with that, either.

Adieu

Richie Dulin


   Port Brique
Somewhere in the South Pacifique
   
   Misérable
Building a safer South Pacifique



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  Re: BrickFest(TM) PDX 2004 Announcement
 
Comments made to specific statements included below: (...) I don't see the permission here that you are referring to. True, Steve approached WAMALUG members to use their trademarked name. Steve and others liked the tie in with BrickFest and the (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.events)

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