>
>    If you really want to fight this, its expensive, but easy.
>VW just made a big, misstake. The thing to do is without
>warning sue them, claiming that you own the name! Looks to me
>as if they let the cat out of the bag here. This will send the
>action in to a different light all of a sudden and they may...
>just may go away.
>
>            Eric                   86-VW4x4
>            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
>            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
>

Sue Volkswagen ? what is he going to sue for ?
The trademark/copyright laws evolve around the concept that whoever used it
first gets the rights to aggressively inforce their interests.

If I would come up with a product and/or idea and have a registered
trademark and some 60 years later it became a household name I would still
inforce my rights.
Why does anybody think to have received certain rights with the purchase of
a product ?
It is not the poor little guy who is run over by a large corporation, but it
is pretty much naive to believe one would get away with this .
Volkswagen has invested a tremendous amount of money in advertising and
marketing and thats simply their job and thats what there is to it.By
shares!! then you own a piece of the cake.

As to the legal aspects I think its best to ask Steven Schenk for quick
clarification.

greetings

Andreas