Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:27 PM 11/3/97 +0100, you wrote: > >>A word of caution here, Alastair. I mentioned to Hans in private email >>that the red meatball and the highly styled word Leica may be >>trademarks of Leica and can not be used by other than themselves and >>authorized dealers. I feel pretty sure that there is a reason that Jim >>Kuehl does not use them in his Shutterbug ads. >> >>It might be prudent to check with Leica on this, Perhaps they would say >>"fine if not used by someone in the business". I frankly don't know, >>but better safe than sorry. Sam Shoshan, recently authorized Leica >>dealer reads this list. Sam, any comments? > >You're probably right about the trademark Roger, I do realize that. Perhaps >it's better to ask Leica first. >Suppose I want to write a book about the Leica M system. It's pretty >obvious I'd like to use the Leica logo on the cover. Do you have ask >permission for that? Or is it enough to mention that the book contains >Leica trademarks? >Perhaps Marc James Small can shed some light on this trademark matter? >========= >Bert Keuken _______________________________________________________________ Obviously you guys havent been reading the "Roll Call" entries. Following is the first part of Robert Rose's entry. Read the second line. 46 years old (today) Copyright & trademark attorney in Pasadena Resume: http://www.usip.com/resumes/RJR.HTM BS in physics & astronomy Graduate school in astrophysics until I got one too many C's. Interested in photography I since purchased an Exacta in high school. Decided to be an astrophysicist, then when I couldn't cut the mustard dropped out, got married (1972) and went to law school. I represent photographers and others with copyright and trademark beefs, and I can view the astrophysics department at Caltech out my window. Now I have made enough $ to afford my first passion. Some images are at: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/rjrose/gallery.htm ... 35mm Cameras M6 silver chrome 35 Summicron-M ASPH, silver chrome 50 DR Summicron 90 Elmarit-M, in new silver chrome finish (hu ha!) 135 Hector ... Robert Rose <RJR@usip.com> Jim