[nsap]

I was just looking through the US Tradmark website and found this:

Word Mark THE JUDGE
Goods and Services IC 012. US 019 021 023 031 035 044. G & S: Parts, restoration parts, and accessories for motor land vehicles, namely, fender covers, shift knobs and badges. FIRST USE: 19920701. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19920701
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 78324116
Filing Date November 6, 2003
Current Filing Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Owner (APPLICANT) General Motors Corporation CORPORATION DELAWARE 300 Renaissance Center P.O. Box 300 Detroit MICHIGAN 482653000
Attorney of Record Charles H. Ellerbrock
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

 

[Nocturn_Bird]

Good, perhaps nasty SLP will keep their hands off it.

 

[demonspeed]

Originally posted by Nocturn_Bird@Jan 18 2004, 08:35 PM
Good, perhaps nasty SLP will keep their hands off it.

hopefully they'll keep their hands off everything. They should just stick to the aftermarket. GM needs the big name stuff like the Judge, Firehawk, and SS in house.

 

[cvp33]

SLP never had a chance. So you own the name, now what? How do you expect to get a donor GTO to make the Judge? Unsupported by GM and SLP is nothing more than a second rate, overpriced tuner.

 

[98 GTP]

I'm glad GM got the name back. A Judge from Pontiac would add more power and cost much less than from SLP. But how did they get the name back? Court battle?

I also wonder how that will affect the relationship between SLP and GM. I'd hate to see SLP go off and start modifying Celicas. Although then we'd have something halfway legit from Toyota to race against.

 

[2004_SRX_]

Never expected to hear this... I thought SLP had it locked. Good to hear that GM will be able to use that name for their limited edition GTO. It woudln't be right for SLP to make one.

 

[demonspeed]

Originally posted by 98 GTP@Jan 18 2004, 11:20 PM
I'm glad GM got the name back. A Judge from Pontiac would add more power and cost much less than from SLP. But how did they get the name back? Court battle?

I also wonder how that will affect the relationship between SLP and GM. I'd hate to see SLP go off and start modifying Celicas. Although then we'd have something halfway legit from Toyota to race against.

They've been doing Rangers for over a year now...

http://www.slpeng.com/vehicles/thunderbolt/index.html

They've also been making mods for Mustangs.

I used to really want a late model SS, but i'm glad I got my Z28. I support GM, not some company trying to make a profit off of a classic moniker.

SLP does make some good exhaust for 3rd gens though.

 

[Nocturn_Bird]

I imagine it went somethin like this...
slp " we have the tradmark nanner nanner nanner"
GM " give us the name or well withdraw all our cars from your services.."

at this point Slp bent over and undid its pants :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Carguy]

GOOD!!! 500HP next gen ZO6 Engine??????? :bounce:

 

[LGRpup]

From the post it seems like they trademarked "The Judge" so will they put decals on the car that say The Judge, and not just "Judge"???

 

[Nocturn_Bird]

didn't they always say the judge on it?

 

[BigAls87Z28]

sweet, but look at this?

"here comes da judge"


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Word Mark HERE COME DA JUDGE
Goods and Services IC 012. US 019 021 023 031 035 044. G & S: automobiles
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number 76447234
Filing Date September 6, 2002
Current Filing Basis 1B
Original Filing Basis 1B
Published for Opposition May 6, 2003
Owner (APPLICANT) SLP Automotive Group, Inc. CORPORATION DELAWARE 1465 Axtell Road Troy MICHIGAN 48084
Attorney of Record Scott A. Blake
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE


hummmmmmmm?

 

[ChrisL]

SLP still has their trademarks. You cant blame SLP for applying for it. It's a smart business move on their behalf. Shame on GM for not doing their homework. Their lawyers dropped the ball if they indeed intended to use the brand name themselves.

SLP has these...

Word Mark THE JUDGE
Goods and Services IC 012. US 019 021 023 031 035 044. G & S: automobiles
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number 78121405
Filing Date April 12, 2002
Current Filing Basis 1B
Original Filing Basis 1B
Published for Opposition October 22, 2002
Owner (APPLICANT) SLP Automotive Group, Inc. CORPORATION DELAWARE 1465 Axtel Road Troy MICHIGAN 48084
Attorney of Record Oliver E. Todd, Jr.
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

Word Mark HERE COME DA JUDGE
Goods and Services IC 012. US 019 021 023 031 035 044. G & S: automobiles
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number 76447234
Filing Date September 6, 2002
Current Filing Basis 1B
Original Filing Basis 1B
Published for Opposition May 6, 2003
Owner (APPLICANT) SLP Automotive Group, Inc. CORPORATION DELAWARE 1465 Axtell Road Troy MICHIGAN 48084
Attorney of Record Scott A. Blake
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

GM applied for these AFTER they found out about the above SLP trademarks.

Word Mark THE JUDGE
Goods and Services IC 012. US 019 021 023 031 035 044. G & S: Parts, restoration parts, and accessories for motor land vehicles, namely, fender covers, shift knobs and badges, namely interior and exterior trim badges. FIRST USE: 19920701. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19920701
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 78331219
Filing Date November 21, 2003
Current Filing Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Owner (APPLICANT) General Motors Corporation CORPORATION DELAWARE 300 Renaissance Center P.O. Box 300 Detroit MICHIGAN 482653000
Attorney of Record Charles H. Ellerbrock
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

Word Mark THE JUDGE
Goods and Services IC 012. US 019 021 023 031 035 044. G & S: Parts, restoration parts, and accessories for motor land vehicles, namely, fender covers, shift knobs and badges. FIRST USE: 19920701. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19920701
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 78324116
Filing Date November 6, 2003
Current Filing Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Owner (APPLICANT) General Motors Corporation CORPORATION DELAWARE 300 Renaissance Center P.O. Box 300 Detroit MICHIGAN 482653000
Attorney of Record Charles H. Ellerbrock
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

 

[3rdGenBlackbird]

Or maybe SLP made a deal with GM to get in good with them. They could have wanted the trademark as leverage. Who knows?

Laters,
Scott