C2 Trademark Infringement

[[old] Canoeist]

I was surprised last year when I was painting my house and noticed that "C2" was the brand of paint that I was using. I don't know if the marketers of the paint had some subliminal effect on getting me to buy their paint. But, I shrugged it off figuring that using "C2" for a trade name was just purely coincidence and not some diabolical plot aimed at the erging public.<br><br>But, now, an even bigger attack on the C2 trademark is about to happen. CocaCola Inc. is advertising their newest beverage product as C2. This means that I can no longer proudly wear my "C2" T-shirt without fear of being confused with some trendy teenage billboard want-to-be. More importantly, the general public should not be duped into purchasing a caffine and refined sugar laden beverage in the hopes of becomming a chisled athlete like the rowing crowd! I certainly hope the Concept2 Inc. lawyers will tell the bigwigs from CocaCola Inc. to cease and disist on their trademark infringement.<br><br>Respectfully,<br><br>Paul Flack<br><br>

[[old] Tom]

I would not get hung up on the exclusiveness of C2, after all it is actually Concept2, is it not? C2 is just an abbreviation. Other C2s include a car from Citroen, a graduate careers centre, an internet service provider and loads of others, from my quick search on google. I think you might be a little obsessed with erging? You need help!

[[old] PaulS]

<!--QuoteBegin-Canoeist+Jun 28 2004, 03:01 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'><span class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></span> (Canoeist @ Jun 28 2004, 03:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--> But, now, an even bigger attack on the C2 trademark is about to happen. CocaCola Inc. is advertising their newest beverage product as C2. This means that I can no longer proudly wear my "C2" T-shirt without fear of being confused with some trendy teenage billboard want-to-be. More importantly, the general public should not be duped into purchasing a caffine and refined sugar laden beverage in the hopes of becomming a chisled athlete like the rowing crowd! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><br> Nothing to worry about there, check the US Patent and Trademark office and there are something like 60+ registered uses of "C2".<br><br>Although the Erg is definitely NOT the "New Coke" it might be more like a Substitute "Crack" or better yet "Crank". <br><br>- Paul Smith

[[old] LacticAcid]

Last year I started a thread suggesting new t-shirts and logos that Concept2 could offer. <br><br> I guess that little "C2" logo is the best they can come up with!!?<br><br><br>Hey Paul, if I see you wearing that "C2" t-shirt, I'm going gonna yell out, "Stop drinking candy fat man it rots your teeth!!".<br><br><br><br>