Verrry interesting..
especially since the only Google hit I could find makes him
look like a Trademark lawyer in Mn.
It don't look like he's going to give us a new Tiger!!
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> Hi all,
> An unrelated bit of browsing on Slashdot (http://slashdot.org) led me to
> search the US Patent and Trademark Office's website (www.uspto.gov) for the
> trademark "Sunbeam". Surprisingly, there are two live trademarks on "Sunbeam
> Tiger" and one on "Sunbeam Alpine", assigned to Michael T. Hughes, and filed
> on January 26, 2004. As I understand it, the type of filing indicates
> "intent to use", not "currently using". The trademarks include motor
> vehicles as well as clothing items, and he's registered 'Sunbeam' back in
> 2001 as well.
>
> What gives here? Is Mr. Hughes going to build us model year 2005 Tigers? Or
> are we going to be harassed for using the phrase "Sunbeam Tiger" when
> referring to things not marketed by him?
>
> Best regards,
> Theo
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