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Kevin Loch skrev i meddelandet ...
> Consult a local Intellectual Property Lawyer. Laws vary from place
> to place and you need professional advice and counsel.
>
> However, my opinions:
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> I'm assuming they hold a valid trademark for that name in your country.
> Even so, unless it's sufficiently famous (I've never heard of that name)
> or they make boats I doubt they have any legitemate claim against you. You
> might advise them that your work constitutes artistic expression and is not in
> any way (expressley or implied) meant to confuse consumers with their use of
> the mark. They might try to claim "tarnishment" but that would be quite a
> stretch.
> [...]
Well, I think I can understand them, do a web search on 'Regina Maersk', and
you'll find that it's the worlds biggest tanker (not at all like the model),
and among the first ten hits (at the search engines I tried), there's my page
too, talking about 'The Sinking Of ...'.
I've made some small adjustments on the page.
--
Anders Isaksson, Sweden
BlockCAD: http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/proglego.htm
Gallery: http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/gallery.htm
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| (...) #1 (Lego #238). And I know that you have the 1960-61 Swedish version of that book (before LEGO wheels). Maybe you should include a scan of the original book picture on your webpage to prove that you were not trying to show the sinking of (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.general)
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| Consult a local Intellectual Property Lawyer. Laws vary from place to place and you need professional advice and counsel. However, my opinions: I'm assuming they hold a valid trademark for that name in your country. Even so, unless it's sufficiently (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.general)
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