For a mere $87.50, a little-known New York holding company last year quietly applied for and was granted the state trademark for the name "Daytona Beach Bike Week."

This is a real shame. These people think they can simply register a name and own Daytona Bike Week. Apparently they forget that Daytona Bike week is heading into its 70th year. Yosef Amar, owner of Joe Cool Inc., said his group's claim to the trademark rights on the event's name is based on the fact he has been producing T-shirts and other products with the Daytona Beach Bike Week name since 1987. Maybe it’s just me, but wasn’t 1987 only 24 years ago? You can bet your ass I will make sure he does not get a dime of my money at the 2011-11 Daytona Bike Week and hope others make sure they know who he is as well. Be sure you know the names of these guys when you head to Daytona, Joe Cool Inc. and Consolidated Distributors Inc. Perhaps they should trademark Lazy, Thieving Scumbags, Inc. since this is nothing more than a legal attempt at extortion.


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A letter circulated on Mettemp's behalf by its Holly Hill affiliate, Joe Cool Inc., states the company intends to "take all legal actions to protect its rights" on any businesses that produce T-shirts and other merchandise bearing the Daytona Beach Bike Week name without its approval. The letter suggests those actions could include seizing those "counterfeit goods." Not so fast, says the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce, the group that has managed the annual Bike Week event through an agreement with the city since 1988. "Confiscation action would only be possible with a federal trademark, which Consolidated does not possess," chamber CEO Larry McKinney wrote in a letter sent to members Saturday.

I hope they get laughed out of court, check out this moron:


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David Bakshet, president of Consolidated Distributors, said his company is prepared to "defend ourselves," including the possibility of filing a counterclaim "against anyone who damages our business opportunities." Bakshet, in a telephone interview, described himself as a "trademark expert" who is a consultant to attorneys but is not one himself. He declined to provide a resume or proof of what makes him an expert other than to say, "I've read books and operated trademarks" for years. Bakshet disputed Vargas' statement that the phrase Daytona Beach Bike Week cannot be trademarked. "Ask any trademark attorney, 'is Bike Week with a city's name in it generic?,' " he said.

I aint a lawyer, I aint an attorney, but I read books and I know stuff. I actually said that in Babba Booeys voice while I typed it, try it

New York scumbags try to copyright Daytona Beach Bike Week

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