Jerry Busse
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Howdy all!
Sorry for not seeing this earlier and responding . . . .Mark contacted me a while ago and asked permission to use the talon hole, etc. on a couple of blades for his own personal use and I gave him the green light to "go". . . I have to admit though that I wouldn't have remembered this German maker's name as the fella who was assisting him and would have thought that he had closely copied a number of our design features as well if Mark hadnt jumped in here. We DO NOT give general use of the talon hole without written permission, but Mark did have our permission for these particular, personal use blades.
I appreciate all of the HOGs who find these look-alikes as we have been "infringed" on many times before, and if not for the help of the HOG Patrol we might not have known for several months.
I can not begin to tell you the number of well known and lesser known makers and manufacturers who have either totally copied or have copied a number of our design elements either accidentally or intentionally. The only design feature that we fiercely enforce is the talon hole, as it is a registered trademark of Busse Knife Co. I could point you to a large number of knives, currently in production, which would be almost indiscernible from some of the Busse designs if they had a talon hole. I've heard the endless arguments and lame excuses that many design features have been around for thousands of years and therefore belong to the general public. Whereas that may be true in some cases like blade shape , etc., the unique combination of these features coupled with there proportions and other design elements make them uniquely Busse Combat. Many design features are Busse originals and it does get frustrating when we get knocked off. Most makers and manufacturers have been very gracious and professional about moving off of these design features when they have been informed. . . others have not. One manufacturer that we had to pursue boldly claimed to have never seen a Busse Combat blade, even though our records proved that the owner, himself, had purchased one of our blades direct from the Busse Combat Shop, several months before its introduction into their line.
Oh well. . . . .
Rant off. . . . all is well. . . beautiful knives you have there Mark. . . my congrats to both you and Juergen on a job well done.:thumbup:
Nuke on my talon hole loving friends!!!
Jerry
Sorry for not seeing this earlier and responding . . . .Mark contacted me a while ago and asked permission to use the talon hole, etc. on a couple of blades for his own personal use and I gave him the green light to "go". . . I have to admit though that I wouldn't have remembered this German maker's name as the fella who was assisting him and would have thought that he had closely copied a number of our design features as well if Mark hadnt jumped in here. We DO NOT give general use of the talon hole without written permission, but Mark did have our permission for these particular, personal use blades.
I appreciate all of the HOGs who find these look-alikes as we have been "infringed" on many times before, and if not for the help of the HOG Patrol we might not have known for several months.
I can not begin to tell you the number of well known and lesser known makers and manufacturers who have either totally copied or have copied a number of our design elements either accidentally or intentionally. The only design feature that we fiercely enforce is the talon hole, as it is a registered trademark of Busse Knife Co. I could point you to a large number of knives, currently in production, which would be almost indiscernible from some of the Busse designs if they had a talon hole. I've heard the endless arguments and lame excuses that many design features have been around for thousands of years and therefore belong to the general public. Whereas that may be true in some cases like blade shape , etc., the unique combination of these features coupled with there proportions and other design elements make them uniquely Busse Combat. Many design features are Busse originals and it does get frustrating when we get knocked off. Most makers and manufacturers have been very gracious and professional about moving off of these design features when they have been informed. . . others have not. One manufacturer that we had to pursue boldly claimed to have never seen a Busse Combat blade, even though our records proved that the owner, himself, had purchased one of our blades direct from the Busse Combat Shop, several months before its introduction into their line.
Oh well. . . . . Rant off. . . . all is well. . . beautiful knives you have there Mark. . . my congrats to both you and Juergen on a job well done.:thumbup:
Nuke on my talon hole loving friends!!!
Jerry
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