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Re: [T3] VWoA against the niches, was: Volkswagen Enthusiast Program(VW 1)311


On 27 Mar 2002, at 17:45, Per Lindgren wrote:

> Jim Adney wrote:
> 
> >Didn't the original message mention that VWoA was a "wholly owned 
> >subsidiary" of VWAG? This surprised me, is it true?
> >
> This is correct.

In this case, it struck me last night that VWAG may have decided that the 
best way for them to protect their trademarks would be under US law and to 
let VWoA be the plaintiff. This would make sense if US trademark law was 
the most protective. It also "insulates" VWAG from criticism. Going after 
transgressors on the internet probably doesn't have anything to do with the 
country of origin of the web site since the internet can't be stopped at the US 
border.

This leaves open the question of what VWoA could possibly do to someone 
in Romania, for example, even if they did win a US court case against them.

-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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