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There wasn't a trademark until after Mr. Hall saw Lollar's pickup and got a trademark app rushed through.

This is simply not true. The trademark began its existence on the day it was offered for public sale, in this case, sometime in 1931. That is noted in the trademark registration itself where ...

So that's $100.00+ for components, and $350.00- for labor to assemble? If it took him all day to make one, he'd be making a pretty good living off of HS pickups alone, but something tells me they don't take all day to make.

$100 at a very minimum. You didn't see where I said "Well over $100" did ...

Given the cost of genuine horseshoe pickups I really doubt a Rickenbacker-produced product would be much cheaper than the Lollar offering.

While RIC could certainly charge $450.00 for an original style horseshoe, I don't think they would. Lollar charges what he does because he can based on what ...

Post #40 is interesting, including the quote embedded in it.

I don't see much interesting in that quote by me, really. Resentful? Sure. At it's core, the Dimarzio trademark is anti-competitive.

As far as the poster I quoted, he's one of those type of people who doesn't give a @#$% about fair ...

So, it reads like Wolfe's argument, if his interpretations are correct, are that you really can't trademark a horseshoe design because, no matter what, the horseshoe shape creates the magnetic field? (I haven't followed all of this thread, so this next question may have been answered already) Are ...

Yep, it's all about the look. That's all a trademark can be.

As for protecting how it works by protecting how it looks, well, I just can't really see that. A horseshoe magnet doesn't have to look like the RIC horseshoe (original or Re-issue) to work. There are many ways you could make it look ...

but honestly, the idea that RIC protecting the way something looks prevents somebody else from designing something with the same function but a different appearance just sounds utterly wrong.

Have you seen the Lollar HS? It doesn't have a different appearance. It looks the same,........That LOOK ...

I've stayed out of this because it's not really my cuppa, but honestly, the idea that RIC protecting the way something looks prevents somebody else from designing something with the same function but a different appearance just sounds utterly wrong .

To quote John Hall...

You're one of the few ...

Please stay, it's just starting to get interesting.

I'd be happy to stay. I hope I am able to clear the air about what is and what is not allowed under Trademark law.

There is some very good reading about Trademark Law in the TMEP Chapter 1200. located here: http://www.t-tlaw.com/TMEP-1200 ...

Greetings. This is my first, and probably my only post on this forum.
As a direct competitor to Lollar, I stand firmly behind him, as do several other pickup makers. I will give time, travel at my own expense, even funding to Lollar's defense if needed.

I realize what I have to say may make me ...