[Mccoypottery-talk] patent

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I'll pledge $100.  On the record.

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From: "Ohio Pottery & Glassware" <capriherb@earthlink.net>
To: <mccoypottery-talk@lists.mccoypottery.com>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 11:29 AM
Subject: RE: [Mccoypottery-talk] patent


> You trademark the McCoy marks.
> Jenson no longer owns any trademarks...from a friend of his.
> And I disagree about another company making for the McCoy Club.  Again,
HCA
> has been doing it for years.  This year Mosser is doing their pieces.
> Fenton has done them, etc.
> I'll be going to the HCA meeting this month if anyone would like for me to
> get more information on how a CLUB is protecting the name of the company
> they collect.  I'm not trying to be difficult here, but all I have heard
for
> 3 years is it can't be done.  I'm trying to find a solution, not sit back
> and complain.
> As a dealer and collector, the fakes hurt my business daily.
> I'll go on the record right now and pledge $50.00 to help.  Or more if
> needed.
> Jennifer
> Jennifer  & Rodney Smith
> Baltimore, Ohio
> <http://www.OhioPotteryandGlassware.com>
> <http://stores.ebay.com/id=1857615&ssPageName=L2>
>
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> mccoy@mccoypottery.com
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>
>
> Hello:
> Sounds easy, but believe me I have look at this very hard and find that
> the other problem is what mark do you register?: McCoy, McCoy USA,
> Brush-McCoy,and in what form. No matter what in order to cover the bases
> you have to register each one. Jensen has the mccoy name in his present
> trademark known as Jensen McCoy.
>
> Another company that may make an item for the registered group would not
> fit the requirement.
>
> Needless to day, this is why so many people have not done so.
>
> Lastly, The reason Jensen did not renew his registation which has to be
> done again and again is that he was threatened by the owner of McCoy
> Pottery when it went out of business.  Do we have the money for corporate
> council because he will come after you.Cheers!  Terry
>
>
> > Terry:
> > Okay, one of the 2 McCoy Clubs has someone produce commemorative items
for
> > sale.  They do this for a year and the items have the McCoy mark on the
> > bottom.
> > As these groups are selling these items, that makes them commercial.
> > This is how the HCA is able to protect the Heisey trademark.  They issue
2
> > or 3 pieces in very limited production yearly which keeps them as the
> > owners
> > of the trademark.
> > So that hurdle is easily fixed....
> > That's what I'm saying.. instead of us McCoy nuts just sitting back and
> > complaining, I'm willing to put my $$ where my mouth is, so to speak.
> > Are there club Directors on here?
> >
> > Jennifer  & Rodney Smith
> > Baltimore, Ohio
> > <http://www.OhioPotteryandGlassware.com>
> > <http://stores.ebay.com/id=1857615&ssPageName=L2>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello everyone:
> > I admire everyones interest in the trademark, however not to burst the
> > bubble, but in order to do so is more than just the fee. In order to
> > register you must be in the business of commercially making and selling
> > the product that uses the trademark.  Since noone is making and using
the
> > mark it can not be registered. The process does examine the application
> > and investigates whether it is now and has been used commercially as a
> > product by the registering party in the past year.  Cheers!  Terry
> >
> >
> >
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