Mess with the Ferarri and we'll take our prancing horse back
03-14-08, 06:40 AM
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Mess with the Ferarri and we'll take our prancing horse back
March 5, 2008
Ferrari refuse to stretch a point
The owner of the world’s fastest limousine — a Ferrari that can travel at speeds of up to 166mph — is facing legal action for infringing the Ferrari trademark.
Dan Cawley, 36, of Cheadle, Manchester, has 14 days to remove all prancing horse badges, Ferrari names and “360 Modena” symbols from the 6m (20ft) car. “What kind of precedent does it set when you can’t do what you like with your own property?” asked Mr Cawley.
Lawyers say that since Mr Cawley cut the 360 Modena in half and inserted a 3m (9.5ft) section of hand-built carbon fibre, the car is no longer a Ferrari.
Under the terms of the lawsuit, Cawley has 14 days to remove the Ferrari badging or he'll have to go toe to toe with the prancing horse's legal department.
Ferrari refuse to stretch a point
The owner of the world’s fastest limousine — a Ferrari that can travel at speeds of up to 166mph — is facing legal action for infringing the Ferrari trademark.
Dan Cawley, 36, of Cheadle, Manchester, has 14 days to remove all prancing horse badges, Ferrari names and “360 Modena” symbols from the 6m (20ft) car. “What kind of precedent does it set when you can’t do what you like with your own property?” asked Mr Cawley.
Lawyers say that since Mr Cawley cut the 360 Modena in half and inserted a 3m (9.5ft) section of hand-built carbon fibre, the car is no longer a Ferrari.
Under the terms of the lawsuit, Cawley has 14 days to remove the Ferrari badging or he'll have to go toe to toe with the prancing horse's legal department.
03-14-08, 06:41 AM
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03-14-08, 07:39 AM
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So are all those people who build the replicas in trouble too? Gimme a damn break... if he had maybe built something from scratch to resemble the car and THEN put badges on, I could see the gripe (barely).
But since it was a Ferrari to start with and I'm sure it still has the Ferrari running gear I don't see the big deal.
But since it was a Ferrari to start with and I'm sure it still has the Ferrari running gear I don't see the big deal.
03-14-08, 07:50 AM
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Ferrari doesn't want to be associated with that kind of image. I'm sure there's something in the purchase papers that gives them the right to do this. I know for a fact they monitored your driving of the F50 and took it away from you if you drove it like a grandma or if it sat in a garage for too long.
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03-14-08, 08:55 AM
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I would take it to court just to drag it out.
03-14-08, 09:17 AM
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Shame on Ferrari.
I know for a fact they monitored your driving of the F50 and took it away from you if you drove it like a grandma or if it sat in a garage for too long.
Source for this info? So Ferrari is dictating how much someone has to drive one of their cars, and how?!
03-14-08, 09:32 AM
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Don't you think that's absurd? And what about the 2nd owner of a Ferrari? I doubt that 'requirement' can be legally enforced across title transfers.
Shame on Ferrari.
Really? Source for this info? So Ferrari is dictating how much someone has to drive one of their cars, and how?!
Shame on Ferrari.
Really?
Source for this info? So Ferrari is dictating how much someone has to drive one of their cars, and how?!
03-14-08, 09:33 AM
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I am thinking there could be some dilution if image with the trademark being done here, or at least that might be the tactic Ferrari is using, but I just can't see this.
, then they cannot say anything to him because that is technically not their name
