I guess I can't type the word "Xustang" anymore..
 

Ford stock is in the toilet.. the companies image is hurting so what do you do? Sick you lawyers on companies that use the words "Mustang" "pony" or "stang" in any way whatsoever..


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Well... it's not the first time something like this has happened. GM did the same thing with all the Corvette shops, etc. They own the name. Any intelligent business owner should know not to call their company "Corvette Mike's" or something like that. The gas station named "Mustang Mart" could argue that they are referring to the type of horse, not the car if they are in an area indigenous to the animal... Afterall, what is Ford going to do - make us change the namesake animals' name because they trademarked it? Sue American Indians for riding their Mustang horses? Maybe Turtle Wax should sue to make us all stop calling the little hard shelled critters by their actual name and come up with something else...

Like anything else, what is required here is "common sense". Unfortunately, maybe someone already trademarked that phrase so we can't use it anymore. :willy:

I think the wild horses of America should sue Ford for using thier name.. they had it first.. lol

At least the word "Corvette" was coined by GM.. Ford couldn't even be that inventive ;)

And does this really help Ford in the long term (or Corvette for that matter) to piss on companies and websites that help your fan base?

Take a look at the back of a Harley Davidson catalog. They have copyrighted nearly every word you can think of that even remotely relates to Harleys.

They have even copyrighted the sound a Harley makes so companies can't even use a recording of a Harley in a radio or TV ad.

I'm actually suprised that Ford waited as long as they have to do it. Good decision.

Exactly. Talk about cutting their own throat. This is another example of incredible mismanagement and short sightedness. Not only will we all pay for this by on the front end with higher prices for Ford parts and cars, but again on the back end when Ford files for bankruptcy and the Feds bail them out. :mad:

Dosen't seem to have hurt Harley. They made their move right after the AMF debacle when they were at their lowest point. It's been all good for them since.

Correlation is of course not causation, but the move hasn't hurt them at all. Some would argue that it provided the Harley aftermarket a better means of creating their own brand identity for their products rather than having everyone co-opt the Harley names which gave a sense of sameness to everyones stuff.

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Actually GM did not coin the phrase/name "Corvette." Corvette was a very fast warship in the 1400's or 1700's. I cannot remember the exact date.

Here is an idea for all of the people the have Mustang shops. Have your name legally changed to Mustang. Then the company is named after you and not the car. IE Steven Mustang Rupp.

I wonder...
 

I wonder if you could call your company "The Parts Place Formerly Known As Mustangs Unlimited...."

That's not technically using Mustang in the name, is it? :unibrow:

What does this mean for all the hardworking gals at the MUSTANG RANCH?

I thought it was a class of Battleships in WWII?