Lawsuit settled

[FredG]

Naming rights lawsuit


https://carbuzz.com/news/lawsuit-ove...X80jEvoKXPVNis

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by FredG

Naming rights lawsuit


https://carbuzz.com/news/lawsuit-ove...X80jEvoKXPVNis

Any time both sides claim victory there's always another fight right around the corner.

[Harpoon PV2]

I wonder if Carrol spent that dollar in one place? Cheers, Dennis

[1985 CCX]

Dont be fooled, lawyers never settle as the checks stop upon settlement ......

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by 1985 CCX

Dont be fooled, lawyers never settle as the checks stop upon settlement ......

Ultimately, it is the lawyers who win in a lawsuit, no matter which side of the equation they are on. Perhaps that is why so many own Cobras and are on this site.


Bill S.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by mrmustang

Ultimately, it is the lawyers who win in a lawsuit, no matter which side of the equation they are on. Perhaps that is why so many own Cobras and are on this site.

... and the better the lawyer the better the Cobra.

[eschaider]

I have always found it interesting how lawyers, more so than most other professionals (other than politicians, who are primarily lawyers), are so uniformly held in disregard.

Just the other day, I was forced into having a disturbing conversation with a Trademark Attorney who was explaining to me that a Trademark for a name using the word Cambridge could only be issued to a firm located in or near Cambridge, Massachusetts. When I asked why that was so, he indicated it was a geographical restriction requiring the trademark holder to be headquartered in the same geographical locale as the name Cambridge so as not to cause confusion???

I asked him if he were certain of this, and he responded by reminding me of his credentials and why I called him. He also gratuitously pointed out to me that he taught Trademark Law at a prestigious California University, suggesting I might find value in enrolling in one of his courses.

I turned down his educational invitation. Instead, I asked a few more questions beginning with how could the P&TO office issue a trademark to an Arizona-based firm for a mark beginning with the word Cambridge without any presence in Cambridge, Mass. As you might have guessed, the question was followed by initial disbelief until I pointed him at the P&TO website. The very suggestion of discrediting him with the P&TO website data unleashed yet another flurry of vocabulary that was, well, unintelligible.

Not to be deterred and more along the lines of a poke in the eye, I suggested to him that Cambridge, Massachusetts is not the original Cambridge. As luck would have it, the original is located in England. Using his logic, that would preclude the possibility of any trademark being issued by the P&TO to any entity that was not located in Cambridge, England!

I asserted that the P&TO had not only issued a mark to multiple entities with the word Cambridge prominent in their Trademark but those entities were located exclusively in the US! This produced a significant volume of throat clearing and coughing followed by a blizzard of vernacular, again unintelligible to mere mortals. By the way, this culminated with another invitation to sign up for one of his classes!!

I don't have a 100% certainty, but I do have a pretty high confidence level, approaching 100%, that the experience I just related has a great deal to do with why many lawyers (I am not including you, Patrick) and politicians are, for the most part, held in such low esteem.

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by patrickt

... and the better the lawyer the better the Cobra.

Is this why you drive a beige ERA and not a polished Kirkham

[sunman]

The cleverest man conceals his cleverness.

[Alfa02]

Ed, I always enjoy your posts, and this one put a smile on my face as well. I've had a slight Dis-taste for those Blood-Sucking.... well you get my drift, with our one & only Patrickt being the exception to the rule. I will pass this along to some of my buddies, who just happen to be those Blood_Sucking...... they will get a kick out it. Cheers Tom.

[eschaider]

Our Patrick, is the exception that proves the rule, other than certain paint color preferences ...

[patrickt]

You all are too kind. And ol' Bill has done me a few favors over the years so I cut him a lot of slack.

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by patrickt

You all are too kind. And ol' Bill has done me a few favors over the years so I cut him a lot of slack.

Happy to assist when and where I can.


Bill S.

[Alfa02]

Well, I'll tell you gentlemen, if I ever needed one of those folks in court, I'd have Patrickt on one side and Ellie on the other A unbeatable pair

[awfink55]

Sorry guys, my son is an NYC attorney (personally I think he's a nice guy)......He drives a 911 Turbo............;o}

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by awfink55

Sorry guys, my son is an NYC attorney (personally I think he's a nice guy)......He drives a 911 Turbo............;o}

Having recreated the Gumball Rally Cobra scenes throughout NYC in the early 2K's, I can tell you he made the right choice.


Bill S.

[Fenmyrch Fie]

Originally Posted by eschaider

I have always found it interesting how lawyers, more so than most other professionals (other than politicians, who are primarily lawyers), are so uniformly held in disregard.

Just the other day, I was forced into having a disturbing conversation with a Trademark Attorney who was explaining to me that a Trademark for a name using the word Cambridge could only be issued to a firm located in or near Cambridge, Massachusetts. When I asked why that was so, he indicated it was a geographical restriction requiring the trademark holder to be headquartered in the same geographical locale as the name Cambridge so as not to cause confusion???

I asked him if he were certain of this, and he responded by reminding me of his credentials and why I called him. He also gratuitously pointed out to me that he taught Trademark Law at a prestigious California University, suggesting I might find value in enrolling in one of his courses.

I turned down his educational invitation. Instead, I asked a few more questions beginning with how could the P&TO office issue a trademark to an Arizona-based firm for a mark beginning with the word Cambridge without any presence in Cambridge, Mass. As you might have guessed, the question was followed by initial disbelief until I pointed him at the P&TO website. The very suggestion of discrediting him with the P&TO website data unleashed yet another flurry of vocabulary that was, well, unintelligible.

Not to be deterred and more along the lines of a poke in the eye, I suggested to him that Cambridge, Massachusetts is not the original Cambridge. As luck would have it, the original is located in England. Using his logic, that would preclude the possibility of any trademark being issued by the P&TO to any entity that was not located in Cambridge, England!

I asserted that the P&TO had not only issued a mark to multiple entities with the word Cambridge prominent in their Trademark but those entities were located exclusively in the US! This produced a significant volume of throat clearing and coughing followed by a blizzard of vernacular, again unintelligible to mere mortals. By the way, this culminated with another invitation to sign up for one of his classes!!

I don't have a 100% certainty, but I do have a pretty high confidence level, approaching 100%, that the experience I just related has a great deal to do with why many lawyers (I am not including you, Patrick) and politicians are, for the most part, held in such low esteem.

I think any lawyer (or politician) can talk for a long time with confidence and not ultimately tell you anything new. I haven’t liked their profession since college, there are a lot of papers, laws and text that are so difficult to understand. I foolishly took one course and only through https://edubirdie.com/law-essay-writing-service was I able to complete it normally. This is some kind of nonsense, really. Seriously, without this I would probably go crazy. Just air sellers

[Mark IV]

What's the difference between a dead skunk in the road and a dead lawyer? There are skid marks at the skunk!*

*Full disclosure: my #1 son is an attorney and auto enthusiast.

[hauss]

Originally Posted by eschaider

I have always found it interesting how lawyers, more so than most other professionals (other than politicians, who are primarily lawyers), are so uniformly held in disregard.

Just the other day, I was forced into having a disturbing conversation with a Trademark Attorney who was explaining to me that a Trademark for a name using the word Cambridge could only be issued to a firm located in or near Cambridge, Massachusetts. When I asked why that was so, he indicated it was a geographical restriction requiring the trademark holder to be headquartered in the same geographical locale as the name Cambridge so as not to cause confusion???

I asked him if he were certain of this, and he responded by reminding me of his credentials and why I called him. He also gratuitously pointed out to me that he taught Trademark Law at a prestigious California University, suggesting I might find value in enrolling in one of his courses.

I turned down his educational invitation. Instead, I asked a few more questions beginning with how could the P&TO office issue a trademark to an Arizona-based firm for a mark beginning with the word Cambridge without any presence in Cambridge, Mass. As you might have guessed, the question was followed by initial disbelief until I pointed him at the P&TO website. The very suggestion of discrediting him with the P&TO website data unleashed yet another flurry of vocabulary that was, well, unintelligible.

Not to be deterred and more along the lines of a poke in the eye, I suggested to him that Cambridge, Massachusetts is not the original Cambridge. As luck would have it, the original is located in England. Using his logic, that would preclude the possibility of any trademark being issued by the P&TO to any entity that was not located in Cambridge, England!

I asserted that the P&TO had not only issued a mark to multiple entities with the word Cambridge prominent in their Trademark but those entities were located exclusively in the US! This produced a significant volume of throat clearing and coughing followed by a blizzard of vernacular, again unintelligible to mere mortals. By the way, this culminated with another invitation to sign up for one of his classes!!

I don't have a 100% certainty, but I do have a pretty high confidence level, approaching 100%, that the experience I just related has a great deal to do with why many lawyers (I am not including you, Patrick) and politicians are, for the most part, held in such low esteem.

Where the hell were you when they changed the name of my high school! of 50 years of history gone!