"Bowen, Patrick" wrote:
> While you are right it does not cost a fortune to register a trademark, it
> does cost money. With the biggest point being, why NOW. BMW has owned
> Triumph for over 6 years and has not bothered to do anything. Hmmm, they
> sell off their unwanted scraps and now they register it. Maybe I am a bit
> into anylizing corporate psychology, but people do things for a reason.
Okay, but large corporations sometimes do things arbitrarily. <g> And
often there is *no good reason* for a a corporations actions. Could
have been a deadline like another trademark expiring, could have been
routine procedure, could have been a miscommunication between a
manager and secretary on a Friday afternoon. Or lawyers trying to meet
their "important looking document filing" quotas for the month.* <g>
Of course, BMW kept the Mini too, and with MG already a viable concern
they might be interested in keeping TR alive in case they want a
comparable, low cost 2 seater that doesn't cannibalize their Z-series cars.
>From what I hear about the Mini's quality, that wouldn't necessarily be a
bad thing.
*apologies to lawyers on the list; some of my best friends are lawyers.
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Steven Newell
Denver, CO
'62 TR4, sold the '72 BMW, haven't yet ordered the new BMW Mini
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