Shebeen Posted April 7, 2014 Share Isn't that a tune by Enreekay?Let me put it to you straight. I refuse to answer in anyway that could construe in anyway that I know of/are familiar with/dance to that artiste in question. no comment. TALUS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bob Posted April 7, 2014 Share How to brilliantly damage brand reputation while trying furiously to protect the brand... Just pop over to the FB page to see how awesome this move is going for them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fork-it Posted April 8, 2014 Share Here's my mate's take on it: http://www.iol.co.za...ation-1.1670273 Complicated concept, but it boils down to trade mark rights being a territorial concept and not a worldwide right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fork-it Posted April 8, 2014 Share Yeah, I can see the infringement NOT :-/ Spez Corporate, you're out of line Would the average consumer know the difference in meaning. I didn't. In their normal use (ALLEZ vs ALIZE) can an argument not be made that there are visual similarities. Risk of confusion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chro Mo Posted April 8, 2014 Share Typical of the brand, it would seem. As someone else said: a real pity, because their products are, by and large, very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chro Mo Posted April 8, 2014 Share I just saw what you did with the title.....very sharp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dev null Posted April 8, 2014 Share So, this might come back to haunt Spez. Now one moer of a lot of more people know of Niel Pryde bikes. Spez just paid for the biggest marketing campaign to benefit Neil Pryde ever. I never knew of them, now I do. And they look like the type of people that focus more on building good bikes than harassing other people over petty things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Potgieter Posted April 8, 2014 Share Like Apple. Steve Jobs copied everyone else on the market and the sued the **** of of anyone making a success in 'his' business. Again, I won't buy from Apple scumbags... Next thing you know he will sue the Cape Epic for the name too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TALUS Posted April 8, 2014 Share Since the Alize is the more sophisticated and much more expensive bike - I would think the sueing should go the other way. Surely the cheapie gets the benefit of confusion. Appears to be pure bloodlust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shosh Posted April 8, 2014 Share Would the average consumer know the difference in meaning. I didn't. In their normal use (ALLEZ vs ALIZE) can an argument not be made that there are visual similarities. Risk of confusion? Only if the artwork was similar and I don't think it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted April 8, 2014 Share http://www.neilprydebikes.com/images/com_npbikes/product/21_118.jpg Yes please!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone_Ranger Posted April 8, 2014 Share Next thing you know he will sue the Cape Epic for the name too. This is an interesting point, if the bike was named after the race, do the race organisers have the right to sue Spez? Assuming of course they registered an international trademark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmytrap Posted April 8, 2014 Share This is an interesting point, if the bike was named after the race, do the race organisers have the right to sue Spez? Assuming of course they registered an international trademark.On a similar note, what about Epic Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellar Posted April 8, 2014 Share Well, I read a story this morning that Google wants to trademark the word "glass"... Tumbleweed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted April 8, 2014 Share This is an interesting point, if the bike was named after the race, do the race organisers have the right to sue Spez? Assuming of course they registered an international trademark. Q: Why is the Epic family called Epic when it's designed for cross countrycompetition and you have used the term "Epic Ride" to describe the experienceEnduros are for?A: We chose the name "Epic" for the Epic family because it perfectly describeshow significant these bikes for our sport. to quote Webster's an Epic is"...historic, grand...dealing with or characterized by events of historical orlegendary importance." We feel that's exactly the magnitude of these bikes, sowe believe the name is a perfect fit.http://www.specialized.com/OA_MEDIA/pdf/epicpaper.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmaccelari Posted April 8, 2014 Share Would the average consumer know the difference in meaning. I didn't. In their normal use (ALLEZ vs ALIZE) can an argument not be made that there are visual similarities. Risk of confusion?And the fact that NeilPryde have been using Alize since at least 2010? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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