Capt. Sir Mick Preston
Capitán of the Zouaves
Posts: 6,511
Talossan Since: 9-21-2006
Knight Since: 10-12-2010
Motto: Cuimhnichibh air na daoine bho'n d'thainig sibh
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Post by Capt. Sir Mick Preston on Oct 11, 2009 9:42:13 GMT -6
Mark Image Word Mark TALOSSA Goods and Services IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment services, namely, providing historical, cultural and political information about an organization in the nature of a fictional nation. FIRST USE: 19791226. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19850701 Standard Characters Claimed Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK Serial Number 78401395 Filing Date April 14, 2004 Current Filing Basis 1A Original Filing Basis 1B Published for Opposition March 1, 2005 Registration Number 2955054 Registration Date May 24, 2005 Owner (REGISTRANT) Madison, Robert B. INDIVIDUAL UNITED STATES 8631 North Servite Drive Unit 118 Milwaukee WISCONSIN 53223 Type of Mark SERVICE MARK Register PRINCIPAL Live/Dead Indicator LIVE
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Basically, Ben has trademarked the word "talossa" , so no one can use it without his permission.
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Post by Dréu Gavárþic'h on Oct 11, 2009 11:00:21 GMT -6
Likewise. Though I think we both share a passion for Gilbert & Sullivan
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Post by Tric'hard Carschaleir on Oct 11, 2009 11:21:37 GMT -6
Mark Image Word Mark TALOSSA Goods and Services IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment services, namely, providing historical, cultural and political information about an organization in the nature of a fictional nation. FIRST USE: 19791226. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19850701 Standard Characters Claimed Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK Serial Number 78401395 Filing Date April 14, 2004 Current Filing Basis 1A Original Filing Basis 1B Published for Opposition March 1, 2005 Registration Number 2955054 Registration Date May 24, 2005 Owner (REGISTRANT) Madison, Robert B. INDIVIDUAL UNITED STATES 8631 North Servite Drive Unit 118 Milwaukee WISCONSIN 53223 Type of Mark SERVICE MARK Register PRINCIPAL Live/Dead Indicator LIVE ============================================== Basically, Ben has trademarked the word "talossa" , so no one can use it without his permission. Wow! Think of those poor Finnish who'll have to pay royalties to Mad King Ben every time they say "in the house"! ;D
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Baron Fritz
Citizen since 12-7-2004; Knight since 11-30-2005; Baron since 12-26-2009
Posts: 136
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Post by Baron Fritz on Oct 11, 2009 16:36:12 GMT -6
Poor Ben's SAS (Self Admiration Society) hasn't taken off and he's mad (literally). To make matters worse he finds the Talossa he abdicated from not only still functioning but growing by leaps and bounds while his 3rd edition is, well, ...not. Afraid to go on the internet, afraid to let in new people, afraid, afraid, afraid. Poor Ben. So he is on the attack again, in denial of everything he has said and done, trying to accomplish through his trademark what he could not accomplish in the Kingdom. Alas poor Ben, we know him well.
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Oct 12, 2009 10:04:42 GMT -6
I got another notice about it in my email; has anyone contacted Robert I about this yet? If not, I'm going to do so.
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Capt. Sir Mick Preston
Capitán of the Zouaves
Posts: 6,511
Talossan Since: 9-21-2006
Knight Since: 10-12-2010
Motto: Cuimhnichibh air na daoine bho'n d'thainig sibh
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Post by Capt. Sir Mick Preston on Oct 12, 2009 12:10:07 GMT -6
I don't have the lad's contacts. So I'm not gonna do it.
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Ieremiac'h Ventrutx
Former Senator of Florencia ~ Citizen of Talossa
Posts: 990
Talossan Since: 3-1-1997
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Post by Ieremiac'h Ventrutx on Oct 12, 2009 22:16:19 GMT -6
So Facebooks is making you contact him about it? How can I help? I have been saving dead squirrels in my freezer for years now, just waiting for this day.
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Capt. Sir Mick Preston
Capitán of the Zouaves
Posts: 6,511
Talossan Since: 9-21-2006
Knight Since: 10-12-2010
Motto: Cuimhnichibh air na daoine bho'n d'thainig sibh
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Post by Capt. Sir Mick Preston on Oct 12, 2009 22:33:22 GMT -6
No, If I wanted to defend my status as being able to post a group using the term "Talossa", I had to prove I had the right to do it.
Since Ben owns the Trademark - before I posted the FB group, and before I became a Citz... I have no standing .
It's now up to those that were her before April 14, 2004.
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Ieremiac'h Ventrutx
Former Senator of Florencia ~ Citizen of Talossa
Posts: 990
Talossan Since: 3-1-1997
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Post by Ieremiac'h Ventrutx on Oct 13, 2009 0:12:30 GMT -6
Who do you have to prove it to?
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Capt. Sir Mick Preston
Capitán of the Zouaves
Posts: 6,511
Talossan Since: 9-21-2006
Knight Since: 10-12-2010
Motto: Cuimhnichibh air na daoine bho'n d'thainig sibh
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Post by Capt. Sir Mick Preston on Oct 13, 2009 7:56:12 GMT -6
I would have to prove to the FaceBook people that I am not in violation of the trademark.
Which, I can't do. Because legally, I am in violation of his trademark rights.
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Oct 13, 2009 9:06:47 GMT -6
I don't think so. Legally, he abandoned the trademark. He walked away from it (something we can prove) and ceased to actively use and defend it.
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Capt. Sir Mick Preston
Capitán of the Zouaves
Posts: 6,511
Talossan Since: 9-21-2006
Knight Since: 10-12-2010
Motto: Cuimhnichibh air na daoine bho'n d'thainig sibh
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Post by Capt. Sir Mick Preston on Oct 13, 2009 11:36:29 GMT -6
But I can't prove he abandoned it. I'm only hearing it 3rd party, from people that were around during the Great Schism.
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Flip Molinar
Talossan since 1-1-2008
Proud Talossan
Posts: 1,592
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Post by Flip Molinar on Oct 13, 2009 12:19:39 GMT -6
I called him, but it's a dead number.
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Baron Fritz
Citizen since 12-7-2004; Knight since 11-30-2005; Baron since 12-26-2009
Posts: 136
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Post by Baron Fritz on Oct 14, 2009 16:14:57 GMT -6
He's a dead number all right. Ben is not going to agree to anything. The records and his abdication-renunciation of his citizenship are right here on Wittenberg. Print them off and show them to the Face Book people if you think it will do any good but I doubt it. Until someone has the time, money and desire to hire an attorney and deal with this issue he will continue to work on destroying anything he does not control. Laws, Facts and Elections be damned. Do not be surprised if he goes after this Wittenberg site next.
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Çesli da Chilseu
Cunstaval to Vuode
Citizen of Talossa
Posts: 506
Talossan Since: 9-28-2008
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Post by Çesli da Chilseu on Oct 14, 2009 16:59:34 GMT -6
This is madness.
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