Trading Post taking action against my forum

[Denver]

Id write back with a nice letter telling them in short, to fuck off and die..

As pointed out, the trading post, is a generic term, and I somehow don't think telescum have the ability to say who can and can't use common english words..

the most likely reason they're doing this, is they went to google, and typed in "trading post" and checked to see what came up, then decided to send people letters telling them to stop using the words..

seriously, id write back and tell them to do the worst they can <double check with a lawyer first>

you'd think the wankers have better things to do, like build a working phone network, than chase people of a forum sub section..

[willsy01]

Sounds as absurd as Cadbury taking legal action against people using the same colour purple as them......

[BigMuz]

"A Trading Post"

[lumpy]

It would be good to milk a few letters and threats out of them - not to make you feel any better, but to cost Telstra a lot more in consideration, settling, perusal etc.

Ustasa, the people that write these letters are just doing what their told, and it's probably an easy way to make billable hours for the week. I imagine each letter would cost Telstra approx $300 - $400 and any reply would just be costing them more.

ps - don't forget to write "without prejudice save as to costs" on top of all your letters.

[cya18r]

the people that write these letters are just doing what their told, and it's probably an easy way to make billable hours for the week. I imagine each letter would cost Telstra approx $300 - $400 and any reply would just be costing them more.

Well that's just it. These schmucks are retained by Tel$tra to protect their IP. So they'll pick up on any little nuance just to be able to justify to Tel$tra that they are doing (however poorly) their job. Then they'll charge like a wounded bull for it.

Fucking money sucking gutter dwellers. This is how business works; create work that isn't there.

[MZ21]

Guy's,

Before everyone has a go at Telstra (Trading Post), this basically has to do with trademark protection/enforcement. Let a little guy go here and there establishes a precident and the Trademark owner is seen to not be defending their trademark. Then when a not small entity starts using the words "Trading Post" they are in a weaker position. I think they really wouldn't give a toss about your forum but they have to be seen to be defending the trademark.

Anyone in the legal profession that can confirm this? Or just say I'm talking out of my arse?

[oldenholden64]

I always thought the term 'trading post' was a generic term for classeifieds, but clearly not according to Telstra!

It is a generic name.. tell them to look it up and cram it up their fucking arse

______________________________________________

trading post
n.

A station or store in a sparsely settled area established by traders to barter supplies for local products.
______________________________________________

[lumpy]

I think this covers digital media/intehnet etc...
http://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/a...6&p_rec_all=13

[The Pupat]

Copy what oldenholden said in a letter to the lawyers and ask for a please explain as to how a common term is trademarked and copyrighted and if it is please show proof at no cost to yourself.

Most likely you won't get out of changing the name, but just for kicks you might as well give Telstra an even bigger bill from their lawyers.

[Nafe]

If Shane had setup a business called "The Trading Post" or even "Trading Post" then fine. But it's a forum for fucks sake.....

[fury]

guess they're getting scared their business model is outdated and pretty flawed so have to attempt to scare everybody else doing similar.

When you can list an ad on carsales or the like for $10 flat rate .. I'd be running scared too..

They'll be gone in 10 years unless they pull their head out of their ass.

But I give them credit at least they know how to use the Internet

[Glenno]

Trading post is a pretty generic term

http://www.zumber.com/search.php?keywords=trading+post

From Wikipedia

A trading post is a place where trading of goods takes place. The preferred travel route to a trading post, or between trading posts, is known as a trade route.

European colonialism traces its roots to the annexation of trading posts along ancient trade routes, beginning with the capture of Ceuta (a terminus of the trans-Saharan trade route) by the Portuguese in 1415, who went on to establish further enclaves as they explored the coasts of Africa, Arabia, India and South East Asia in search of the source of the lucrative spice trade. Trading posts were also very common in the early settlements of Canada and the United States for the trade of such things as fur.

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trading_post"

[The Pupat]

Looks like they have trademark on it (Trade Mark : 809123 - TRADING POST)

Unfortunately I'm sure you have less money than them to fight it but I'd be surprised if you didn't stand a chance of overturning it due to it being a coloquial term. But in the end who's going to bother.

[23Kev]

Have just done some searching on ipaustralia (bloody interesting site BTW) and saw the below

Trading Post
Owner/s: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
Heinz-Nixdorf-Ring 1
D-33106 Paderborn
GERMANY
Address for Service: SPRUSON & FERGUSON
GPO Box 3898
SYDNEY
2001,NSW

TRADING POST
Owner/s: Research Resources Pty Ltd
ACN: 001077256
Level 6
Station Street,
PARRAMATTA,2150,NSW
AUSTRALIA
Address for Service: Piper Alderman
GPO Box 65
ADELAIDE
Att: Mr Tim 0'Callaghan
5000,SA
AUSTRALIA

Goods & Services

Class: 16 Printed matter including periodicals, newspapers, books, magazines, pamphlets, brochures, fliers, cards, advertisements and photographs

Class: 35 Advertising services including classified advertising, advertising via the Internet or via any other on-line or digital media; business information services; dissemination of advertising via any network, media, Internet or other on-line or digital media; advertising and telemarketing on-line information services; on-line advertising, telemarketing and direct mail advertising

There is also images and stuff for the company TRADING POST but that stuff isn't very interesting...

Now I like everyone else think the fact that they are picking on a little website that is using the same name as them is crap. twincam.org has been around for about 6-7 years or so (about that Shane?) and from what I remember has used that name for ever...its fucked up.

But, change the name and don't try and fuck around with a company like Sensis/Telstra...

Kev

[23Kev]

The Pooper obviously beat me to it! but yeh, TM# 809123 is the one for them...