[urq] Ur-quattro Trademark?

[Peter]

Audi is only concerned with the word Audi and has 32 different trademarks
protecting it.  When we put on the URQ25; I spoke with Susan Flohr; Audi's
trademark attorney here in the States. She didn't know what URQ meant; but
Audi had no trademark on it. They do have a trademark for quattro; but only
when it is used for automotive purposes. There are over 44 "quattro"
trademarks used in different industries. Also, you can get a local trademark
(statewide) but it is always trumped by a Federal Trademark outside the
State and it is all trumped by an international trademark.

/Peter
AUTO UNION TM

On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 2:23 PM, urq <urq at pacbell.net> wrote:

> I believe you are right John.
>
> I know how protective Audi is of its trademarks ... and I'm concerned that
> they will be going after people and organizations who have used the term
> ...
> good thing we call this the "urq" list ...
>
> I thought about where the term may have come from ... perhaps it was a
> parts
> desk employee in Germany, but I'd like to think it was an urq owner in
> Germany who was asked whether it was an 80 quattro, 90 quattro, 100 or 200
> quattro part he was looking for ... not any of these, it is an UR-quattro!
> ;-)
>
> Steve Buchholz
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Call me a cynic, but my ever so basic knowledge of copyright and trademark
> law suggests to
> me that they can register any trademark they like as long as no one
> challenges it!
>
> John
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>
>  In some Audi sales material I received in an e-mail recently I noticed
> the
> "Circle-R" registered trademark after the word "Ur-quattro" ... I did not
> think Audi coined the term, did they?
>
> Steve Buchholz
>
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