On the trademark flap:
There's been some misinformation floating around about the issue, and this
may clear some things up:
The name "Sunbeam Alpine" for automotive and associated products (such as
T-shirts, caps, etc) was denied in May to Michael Hughes (not Holmes) of
Duluth, GA and Carson City, NV.
He still has applications pending for the names "Sunbeam Tiger" and
"Sunbeam" but Frank Mooney, the trademark attorney (and Tiger and Alpine
owner, a member of TE/AE) has filed opposition to both applications and the
cases are now pending. The fees for the opposition motions are being paid by
various Sunbeam clubs, but Frank is working for love.
Our opposition is based on the history going back to the original sales of
the cars in this country and publication in club newsletters.
Under trademark law, the names in contention are only for automotive and
associated purposes (see above), so Sunbeam kitchen appliances and Sunbeam
bakeries are not affected and they are not involved. In the same way, Delta
kitchen faucets are trademarked but that doesn't affect Delta Airlines.
Jim Anderson
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