harley lose lawsuit over sportster trademark

[Kiwi]

Biker News: Harley Loses Mexico Sportster Trademark Lawsuit

[mongrel]

cool, about time someone gave them a taste of theire own medicin

[ACE]

Blimey! this club should make a fortune out of the fatboy then

[HarleyDuc]

Well I guess they'll appeal and settle out of court for a bit more than the original 100k

Hope so - Harleys are expensive enough without having to pay a Mexican opportunist

[BaZa ®]

Loved this bit

Interestingly enough, Lenz had once offered the Sportster trademark for sale to the MoCo for a sum of $100K. But Harley refused, opting to instead to ignore the trademark dispute and let Lenz try his luck in the Mexican courts.

I guess what amazes me is that an American company like Harley was actually stupid enough to think that Mexican courts would see things their way. Duh!

[Kiwi]

harley also lost a law suit a few years back regarding somebody using the name hog farm since 1969

harley suck the way they try and trademark generic words that are in common usage ie ape hanger

[Phil]

Originally Posted by BaZa ®

Loved this bit

That`s a big no sh*t. If you have ever spent any time in sunny Mexico, thats a no brainer.

[panster]

As they say, "What goes around comes around".

[1200shovel]

I have heard a rumour that Spear and Jackson may go after the 'Shovel' trademark.

[grbrown]

Originally Posted by Kiwi

harley also lost a law suit a few years back regarding somebody using the name hog farm since 1969

harley suck the way they try and trademark generic words that are in common usage ie ape hanger

McDonalds also tried its muscles on a small cafe of the same name, but common sense in the legal system eventually won the day!