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Featured Oops! Toyota loses the 'Prius' Brand Name Trademark

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by DavidA, Dec 24, 2017.

  1. DavidA

    DavidA Prius owner since July 2009

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    #1 DavidA, Dec 24, 2017
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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    There are Chinese knockoff examples that make me LOL.

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    i wish they would lose it here, need a better moniker.
     
    #3 bisco, Dec 24, 2017
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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Hummm, voice activated Prius commands called 'Priuschat'. Very interesting or a rabbit hole.

    Bob Wilson
     
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    JimN Let the games begin!

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    You can't lose what you didn't have. Someone at Toyota forgot to file for the trademark with the appropriate Indian authorities. File this under: You snooze, you lose.
     
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    maybe the new indian prius will be as popular as their bikes.(y)
     
    #6 bisco, Dec 25, 2017
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    DavidA Prius owner since July 2009

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    You mean the Indian motorcycle brand? (USA)
     
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    what? india forgot to trademark the name?(n)
     
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    Oh the irony .... or do you call this Karma .... when an entity tramples another's intellectual property - & then it happens right back on them:

    The Hybrid Inventor Who Sued Toyota - And Won | WIRED

    Oh - what a feeling ...
    ok - so the Chinese knockoff, 3 wheeler Prius may be a tad shoddy -
    but MAN! the Chinese sure got their fake Disney crap dialed in ... almost impossible to tell the real McCoy from the knockoff's ...

    img_8678.jpg
    :eek:
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    not even close.
     
    #10 bisco, Dec 30, 2017
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