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Re: Use of trademarks.. is www.legoaftermarket.com legal?
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lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.theory
Date: 
Sat, 10 May 2003 21:32:35 GMT
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In lugnet.market.brickshops, Jake McKee writes:
> In lugnet.market.brickshops, Alfred Speredelozzi writes:
> > Is www.legoaftermarket.com legal?
> > 
> > I think it is.  At least in the region of the 7th circuit court of
> > appeals in the U.S.
> 
> Let me throw in that using "LEGO" in the URL of any site not owned or
> operated by The LEGO Company is a violation of the Fair Play Policy
> (http://www.lego.com/eng/info/fairplay.asp).
> 
> We don't allow the use of our trademark in any form or fashion in the URL
> because the URL implies that the site is owned by us. And of course this
> isn't always the case!

It looks like LEGO attorneys have finally decided to go after Brian Styles:

   http://www.legoweb.com/

--Todd



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  Re: Use of trademarks.. is www.legoaftermarket.com legal?
 
(...) information on what transpired? Or were you just following up an old thread? (or was that a post that waited a few months to get validated? :-) ) Thanks! (23 years ago, 10-May-03, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.theory)
  Re: Use of trademarks.. is www.legoaftermarket.com legal?
 
(...) their bite? I do not see how they could have let it go for this long with nothing. Has anybody ever stood up to them before? Mark P (URL) (23 years ago, 10-May-03, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.theory)
  Re: Use of trademarks.. is www.legoaftermarket.com legal?
 
I've never seen this site before (or if I did I don't remember it). I think it's funny that he claims that he is going to file a class action law suite over the re-release of the Metroliner. I wonder how far that got? Probally about as far as his (...) (23 years ago, 12-May-03, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.theory)
  Re: Use of trademarks.. is www.legoaftermarket.com legal?
 
(...) Brian's company. --Todd (23 years ago, 6-Jun-03, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.theory)

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(...) Let me throw in that using "LEGO" in the URL of any site not owned or operated by The LEGO Company is a violation of the Fair Play Policy ((URL) don't allow the use of our trademark in any form or fashion in the URL because the URL implies (...) (24 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.theory)

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