aha... the old " Liklihood of confusion " theory rights its ulgy
head.........
In trademark law this is why we get trademarks to set apart the
Liklihood that a similar name can confuse the buying public. of the
surce of goods and services...
I bought 1000.00 worth of Law books when in 1993 a company went on
Nasdac after the USPTO had
refused to register there trademark application citeing ' Liklihood of
Confusion" Theye wanted to call themselves " Dream Factory" Since 1977
I have used the trademark and it is a fully registrated
incontestable Trademark Hollywood dream Factory® and we are known also
as " Dream Factory" as
its the domiinant portion of the name and ' Hollywood" is not
trademarkable by itself so Dream Factory is our dominent portion and
used in the are of Motion picture collectables is becomes strong in that
field..
we only allowed one group to use the name nationwide { Free Of Charge)
in Lousiville, Ky
called the " Dream factory" a non-profit 501-c3 Organizaton that grants
wishes to childrens that are terminally ill. and they may not sell the
trademark or use for memorabilia.. was the aggreement.
I alwys tell people to be carefull of infringing the product or trade
dress of company because it can backfire if that company gets a bad rep
and its called reverse confusion.
so If anyther company is thought of..... well..... then so what.......
so..... in the middle of my trademark lawsuit againts the infringers
... another Dreamer surfaced... yep....
Dreamworks....... now I may be stupid but I aint dumb,,, and I love
Spielbergs stuff as You know...
so.... when Linwood Dunne asked me well what does Spielberg think of
your name.... I thought
hey....... I have no idea.. and if peole think Im part of them... well
what better to be associated with,,
thank God it wasnt Nazi's re us film company... thats would be bad.....
Moral of the story... beat your own drum and develope your own brand ,,
instead of copying others....
at same time we are all a evolution of others ideas.. we dont really
invent as much as improve, modify and
as edison said we discover by accident most the time while looking for
other stuff.........
Im makeing zoetropes that were invented in 1834 and just improving and
honoring the original craftsman......
Live long and prosper :) use the force... Phone home.. remember zuzus
petals
Tom
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Hi,
Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm not the "Rick" or "ricks
movie posters" whom Claude is referring to. I go by "rixposterz" and
have no affiliation with the "other Rick" whatsoever.
Thanks very much to
all.
Rick Ryan
rixposterz
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