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Re: Recall of 8445 Indy Storm
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Sun, 26 Mar 2000 13:50:46 GMT
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Why should they need to recall it?  Surely all that matters is that they
change the name of the product on future packaging and in next year's
catalogue?

Nicholas Allan
"steve" <sp_888@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Fs0uG3.GIM@lugnet.com...
I was told by a Lego person that 8445 Indy Storm has been recalled by Lego • due
to a trademark violation of Indy.  This affects the US or Americas • distribution
only as Europe has a different product name.  The product does not appear • in
the Lego.com catalog or the latest S@H catalog.



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  Re: Recall of 8445 Indy Storm
 
Since the Indy Racing League (IRL) had to go to court to prove that they (not the Indianapolis Motor Sports Park (home of the Indianapolis 500) had legitimate claim to the name "Indy", they have to do all they can to protect their copyright (and it (...) (24 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.technic)  

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  Recall of 8445 Indy Storm
 
I was told by a Lego person that 8445 Indy Storm has been recalled by Lego due to a trademark violation of Indy. This affects the US or Americas distribution only as Europe has a different product name. The product does not appear in the Lego.com (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)  

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