Re: 1999 Packard prototype on Ebay

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2009/5/28 15:20:19

Brian, I don't know if there is any corporate vestige left of Studebaker-Worthington or whoever might have succeeded them, so I don't know who else might have a claim to rights. But think back to the 3M and Scotch Tape story, 3M lost the rights to the Scotch trademark primarily because they failed to take steps to enforce their ownership of it. If there is a corporate vestige of Studebaker or it's successors left and they have taken no action all these years, from what I know of trademark law they have absolutely no rights. I don't think there is any mystery to the current trademark matters, PAC has legitimate title to some and The Packard Motor Car company to others, and they have both taken steps to publicize their ownership, at least that' how I understand it.