Trading Post taking action against my forum

[rowdytoot]

It's sensible posts like yours that just ruin these forums rowdy.

:D

(It's no wonder I like some of the old school PFers so much)

I'm sorry, I'll stop making sense now...


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[Jamx6]

Rename it "Temple to Automotive Consumerism & Hotbed of Laizze Faire Capitalism"

[PASHN8]

Telstra > *

Rename it "Temple to Automotive Consumerism & Hotbed of Laizze Faire Capitalism"

"laissez-faire"

[Jamx6]

Thanks - could not be stuffed checking it as Google-eyed from staring at the IBM computer screen, a Coca Cola trying to keep me awake as I look at my Citizen watch and long for No-Doze

;-)

[Billzilla]

I would like to set up a sotware robot that automatically sets up "TRADING POST" forums on something like EzBoard, using hotmail email addresses.

They'd go crazy (too late?) trying to work it all out.

[Levin]

I changed it to 'Parading Toast' for lack of a better idea, it will probably change to something stupid everyday for a while now! I sent them back a letter letting them know how I feel about it, they probably won't even write back though.

Thanks for all the replies, I'm glad you all feel the same way about it.

[thechuckster]

i'd suggest you prominently display their letter and your response on the site.

And fling off a press release to any/all newspapers - it only to (ever so briefly) shame the cock-smoking lawyers.

fwiw: until you get hit with an actual writ (which will have cost them in the vicinity of $5000 in legal leg work - civil action in the supreme court is expensive to initiate) the letters to-and-from you and telstra are just smoke signals - essentially meaningless and without any significant legal force.

fwiw 2: until they rock up with a order (which will have cost them thousands more) from the judge forcing you to change the name you can legally continue to ignore them.

[Zac]

How much would it cost to register 'Cars under $5000' and then sue them back?

(Ideally) they'd have to change all their literature, website, headings.

[23Kev]

How much would it cost to register 'Cars under $5000' and then sue them back?

(Ideally) they'd have to change all their literature, website, headings.

Best idea eva!!

Could we do a Bigmuz/DROOPZ style fundraiser for the TM registration?!?!

:D

[smellytofu]

Telstra send a letter to my trading post, disrespect my forum....

Fixed

[DrNick]

Zac is on a winnnnnnnner.

S

[lumpy]

How much would it cost to register 'Cars under $5000' and then sue them back?

(Ideally) they'd have to change all their literature, website, headings.

They'd have some sort of prior art claim on that trademark since they've been using it for many years before you did.

Telstra should really rename the Trading Post to "The Centrelink Times" or similar.

[fury]

Shazza's Criminal Conversion Post ?

[c3p3r]

Maybe translate the name into a different language? Trading Pos?
I don't think they have that trademarked.

Paul.

[Jamx6]

They'd have some sort of prior art claim on that trademark since they've been using it for many years before you did.
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You are on the right track in terms of 'past use' (as this is how they would have managed to register TP in the first place to overcome the generic element - see my earlier post) but neither the TP or anyone else could register "Cars under $5000" as it is a descriptive term

However, 'Prior art' is in relation to designs and patents but you have the reasoning right though