[Rhodes22-list] advice needed from litigious Rhodies

[BenCittadino]

Stan;

I'm somewhat distracted at the moment, being at the geographic center of the
Yankees/Phillies World Series, but my "from the hip" opinion is that no one
can reassure you about your legal position without a whole lot more
information. The facts presented raise all kinds of trademark and patent
issues that may or may not provide a basis for a claim by Catalina.

It's one thing for me to modify my car for my own use, and quite another to
to take a GM design and re-engineer it for commercial sale. Would you be
utilizing protected (patented) design features belonging to Catalina without
their permission for a commercial purpose? Would you be relying upon or
trading on Catalina's good-will in the market place? Could they claim you
were "palming off" your product as theirs?

I like the "joint venture" idea a lot. Nothing beats getting out ahead of a
potential problem by making a potential adversary your partner. 

Have fun. 

By the way, the s/v Susan Kay is "on the hard" as of last week, awaiting my
winter cover from our own Art Czerwonky. Pictures will follow (eventually).

Go Yankees!

BenCittadino



 

Jeff Kantor wrote:
> 
> Carroll Shelby and AMG were both licensed modifiers who obtained corporate
> sales and support in exchange for incredible publicity once the products
> found widescale acceptance.
> 
> So, Stan... a Catalina Cobra!   Hot!     But will it still have a swell
> head?
> 
> Now I've got a West Wight Potter that could use a lot of
> re-engineering.....
>  Regards,
> Jeff Kantor
> c. 917.825.5380
> sirius1 at canusmajor.com
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