san mai copyright ????????????

The overwhelming feedback on this shows how invalid and wrong it is for CS to have such a claim. Even though he apologized his claim is still wrong. I think the community has spoken
 
Storm Crow said:
So, can I trademark "steel" and then send cease and desist orders to anyone using the term without acknowledging my trademark?
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Sure.

A suit was filed in U.S. District Court against "Satan and his Staff." (It was dismissed for lack of service of process on Satan or his agent for receipt of process.)

God has been sued as recently as 2008.
 
Ok.... This has gone way to far:

In the hope of seeking advice, I just sent a photo of a knife I'm working on to a much respected knifemaker within this community.


And, what do I receive in reply:

"Dear Peter Mckinley of PJM Knives,
I am writing to advise you that your use of the cord wrap in the making
of your knives infringes on the trademark rights of Wildertools.
I understand that you may not have been aware of this trademark or of
Wildertools' long-standing use of the Cord Wrap. Therefore, I ask that you
refrain from using the Cord Wrap to make any knife, sword, tomahawk or
related products.
Rick Marchand(Wildertools) owns the U.S., Canadian and Kazakhstan
trademark registrations and has used the Cord Wrap in connection with
knives and related handles since at least 2006. Wildertools owns the
exclusive right to use this handle construction in connection with those
products.

I ask that you discontinue the use of the Cord Wrap and any confusingly
similar trademark, and remove any references and pictures from any
websites and Social Media pages within 10 days from receipt of this
letter. Please also remove any references to the Cord Wrap in printed
materials before the next print edition or version of those materials is
released.

I also kindly ask that you post a retraction online regarding this error,
ensuring that there is no further misunderstanding within your client or
fan community. Please acknowledge receipt of this letter, and advise my
team of the steps you will take to help remedy this situation.


Best Regards,

Richard S. Marchand
President
Wildertools"

To far. To far I tell ya!

-Peter
 
hardingknives said:
The overwhelming feedback on this shows how invalid and wrong it is for CS to have such a claim. Even though he apologized his claim is still wrong. I think the community has spoken
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Millions can be wrong and have been wrong. We can't discuss recent examples of that phenomenon here, but, at one time, the world being flat would have won any poll on the topic, or the topic of the existence of witches. Shall we vote on the temperature at which water freezes (F or C)?

What shows the invalidity of the letters is the lack of any trademark owned by CS in the words SAN MAI or san mai. If the whole world thought CS was right, it would still be wrong to claim a trademark that you don;t have.

(Of course, as noted above, registration IS being sought by San Mai, Inc.)

What MAY be the case is that CS has caused damage to its image.

.
 
Thomas Linton said:
Millions can be wrong and have been wrong. We can't discuss recent examples of that phenomenon here, but, at one time, the world being flat would have won any poll on the topic, or the topic of the existence of witches. Shall we vote on the temperature at which water freezes (F or C)?

What shows the invalidity of the letters is the lack of any trademark owned by CS in the words SAN MAI or san mai. If the whole world thought CS was right, it would still be wrong to claim a trademark that you don;t have.

(Of course, as noted above, registration IS being sought by San Mai, Inc.)

What MAY be the case is that CS has caused damage to its image.

.
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Sad but true story.My wife is a real estate agent. A few years ago, she was contacted by a very wealthy man who wanted to buy a vineyard. She found one he liked, and he make a low offer which was refused. After much back and forth, his offers were ultimately rejected. Furious, he put a Trade Mark on the name of the vineyard he had tried to buy. The owners went to court, and ultimately, had to pay him to get the rights to the name they had for the past 25 years.

Me, I'm just going to Trade Mark the name "Damascus." Lol.
 
i should copyright tapered tang so everyone can continue to use it freely before someone else does it !
 
woodster said:
i should copyright tapered tang so everyone can continue to use it freely before someone else does it !
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But how will you defend your trademark? If you let everybody use it for free it becomes invalid and somebody else could grab it.
Maybe a nominal fee ;-)
 
AVigil said:
My guess is Lynn watched Forged in Fire and everytime they mention "San Mai" he started screaming at the TV and decided to put everyone on notice.

But, what people noticed was he has no claim to "San Mai" and he simply is puffing up his gut trying to get people backed down and it did not work.
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Fixed that for you :D
 
S.Alexander said:
Then I guess I will have to start calling it: "less thick at the back than the front" tang.
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That's the name however if he applies for the look of a tapered tang as his trademark you can't copy it no matter what name you chose.
Same with spyder and talon holes and the look of a wave opener etc.
 
Has anyone considered Lynn's use of Ernest Emerson's wave feature, but he uses specific legal language requirements to circumvent that patent with a raised and recessed thumb disk.

He's playing a game with the industry. Claiming victim when it suits him and circumventing law to attain marketable features when it suits him.

When I concider those facts together, I don't care as much about his low ranking in San Mai search results. Its too bad too, Cold Steel has huge potential as an American manufacturer of knives.

Just my opinion.


Edit; A smoke and mirrors show. Refer to my last post about online marketing. Reference "Contagious, Why things catch on"
 
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