Comments on: Ridiculous Trademark Opposition of the Week – 12/06/09 http://www.yourtrademarkattorney.com/blog/ridiculous-trademark-opposition-of-the-week-120609/ Trademark Registration & Litigation Articles Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:31:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Charles http://www.yourtrademarkattorney.com/blog/ridiculous-trademark-opposition-of-the-week-120609/#comment-88 Charles Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:53:56 +0000 http://yourtrademarkattorney.com/blog/?p=54#comment-88 As a proud member of this organization (fraternity), I understand the watchmaker's concern. One one hand, we too have a problem with unregistered vendors hawking products in the name of Omega. They flood our conventions, and return none of their profits for the community service to which we pledge; on the other hand however, to take litigation to such extremes is both petty and just plain sad. If anything, my affinity for "Omega" has lent to an appreciation in the coffers of the Swiss watchmaker, not an affront to. I currently am the owner of a Broad Arrow Speedmaster (in the absence of my fraternal affiliation, I would not have otherwise given a second thought to purchasing), and I'm not the only one... for now. Check ebay under the seller name "Mad Que" for a great deal on a slightly used timepiece manufactured by a watchmaker that has surgically incised their collective noses. As a proud member of this organization (fraternity), I understand the watchmaker’s concern. One one hand, we too have a problem with unregistered vendors hawking products in the name of Omega. They flood our conventions, and return none of their profits for the community service to which we pledge; on the other hand however, to take litigation to such extremes is both petty and just plain sad. If anything, my affinity for “Omega” has lent to an appreciation in the coffers of the Swiss watchmaker, not an affront to.

I currently am the owner of a Broad Arrow Speedmaster (in the absence of my fraternal affiliation, I would not have otherwise given a second thought to purchasing), and I’m not the only one… for now.

Check ebay under the seller name “Mad Que” for a great deal on a slightly used timepiece manufactured by a watchmaker that has surgically incised their collective noses.

]]> By: Rex http://www.yourtrademarkattorney.com/blog/ridiculous-trademark-opposition-of-the-week-120609/#comment-50 Rex Thu, 06 May 2010 02:26:24 +0000 http://yourtrademarkattorney.com/blog/?p=54#comment-50 What ever happened with the above case? How did it resolve? How do you deal with such abusive companies that file such a high volume of objections? We just became a victim of this (not from Omega, but from an equally overly-zealous company). How can we defend ourselves given that the marks don't even look similar? And without spending a fortune in legal bills? What ever happened with the above case? How did it resolve? How do you deal with such abusive companies that file such a high volume of objections? We just became a victim of this (not from Omega, but from an equally overly-zealous company). How can we defend ourselves given that the marks don’t even look similar? And without spending a fortune in legal bills?

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