Timothy,

You're absolutely right ... however ... I'll bet that Volkswagen would
go after any of them, too, if they sold parts for Volkswagens.

I personally think that VW should offer businesses that have Volks in
their names, and DO sell VW related parts and accessories, some sort of
form, mutually signed, that would legally allow use of the name and
still protect VW's interests.

Mike
Houlton, Maine

Timothy Lee Harrison wrote:
> On Friday 21 Oct 2005 00:23, Jeffrey Schwaia wrote:
>
>
>>IIRC, Peter told me that they've been in negotiations with VW for over 6
>>years.  I don't think there was any more room at the end of the rope.
>
>
> Personally, I think I'd have stuck to my guns. There are plenty of German
> words beginning with "Volks":
>
> Volkshaus...            a name for a local municipal hall
> Volksrat...             a local government organisation
> Volksfest...            a local/public fete
> Volksmusik...           traditional music (e.g. Bavaria, Austrian Tyrol)
> Volksschule...          primary=elementary school
> Volkseigentum...        commonly owned property, i.e. municipal property
> Volksabstimmung a referendum
> Volksbegehren           a petition by the people (to government)
> �sterreichische Volkspartei...        Austrian "Peoples Party", i.e. conservative
> party
>
> I'm sure there are plenty more - these come to mind without consulting a
> dictionary!!! VW AG can't possibly claim all these words are *their*
> intellectual property.