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Old 04-13-2021, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by cycleguy55 View Post
I seemed to recall that Ford owned 'Cobra' naming rights but, based upon Factory Five Racing's statement arising from Shelby suing FFR, it would seem Shelby American (?) is likely still the rights holder to the 'Cobra' name:

Re: Carroll Shelby and almost 10 years of litigation
COBRA and 427 are registered trademarks. Factory Five Racing, Inc. is not connected to the holders of these marks.

In February, 2001, Factory Five Racing, Inc., and Shelby mutually agreed to the entry of a Consent Judgment (“Order”) in litigation brought by Shelby in the United States District Court, District of Massachusetts whereby, among other things, Factory Five agreed not to use the word “Cobra” to describe our products. Factory Five agreed to this since it was not using these marks anyway and, for obvious reasons, it wanted to avoid any association whatsoever with Shelby. In return, Shelby agreed to forever dismiss any claims relative to the shape of the Factory Five Roadster and Type 65 Coupe and other designs.


https://www.factoryfive.com/terms-conditions/
Well they both control the name in different ways: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-sep-12-hw-44816-story.html#:~:text=Carroll%20Shelby%20sued%20Ford% 20over,Shelby's%20favor%20on%20summary%20judgment. &text=Shelby%20American%20said%20it%20has,Cobra%20 Daytona%20Coupe%20race%20cars.
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