Hawkwind Trademark Wars

[Jonathan Smith]

I note that he is applying for "Nik Turner's Hawkwind.' It is *very*
tedious and maybe just warrants being ignored.




On 15 April 2013 00:45, Ed Mundo <e_clout at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hawkwind have posted some more information on the Forum HERE regarding the
> 'worrying twitter messages' from late March/early April.Here's a C+P of the
> post:
> "Hello folks,
> We need to explain a few things, but because of possible ongoing legal
> action, we will keep it brief, to the point and not dwell on all of the
> possible arguments and legal implications.
> Just before HawkEaster it was brought to our attention that Nik Turner has
> applied to have the Hawkwind trademark registered in his name.
> http://www.trademarkia.com/nik-turners- ... 76225.html
> We will give you all of the details, the implications to Hawkwind and our
> possible options asap. However tonight, we are trying to initiate
> discussions to try to sort all of this out amicably. We live in hope that a
> solution will be found that will not divide the fans and destroy the band.
> We really hope that this is possible. We are waiting for a response, so its
> out of our hands at the moment. As soon as we know anything further, you
> all will too...
> Thanks for your support."
> Seem's it's 'Nik Turner's Hawkwind' he is seeking to TM, and that
> Cleopatra Records are supporting him in the application and also have form
> in this area. I had noticed that there has been an element of use of
> Hawkwind and Ex-Hawkwind in posts and material regarding Nik's recent
> activity in the states. I wondered about it at the time, as I know TMs have
> to be actively defended or they are lost (hence Warner Bros etc. going
> after small buisnesses using 'Hobbit' etc.).
> My personal feelings are that it's all a bit tiresome, and a bit bloody
> minded on N.T.'s part, not to mention with little merit. My understanding
> is NT was an original member, but not strictly a founding member; that was
> DB and Mick Slattery and John Harrison who founded the band, then Terry
> Ollis joined, then Dik Mik and NT, and then Group X played at All Saint's
> Hall. And he's left once and been fired once, and not been in Hawkwind
> since the 80's and Hawkwind has existed continuously since he was in it. So
> US TM law notwithstanding, I don't see how NT could justify being entitled
> to have a 'Hawkwind' of his own? It's been 28 years so shouldn't he just
> get over it? And he already had a go once in the infamouse early 2000's
> court case (Hawkwind's POV on that HERE)
>
>
>
> Here are the links again as they don't always come out properly on the
> list:Hawkwind's post:
> http://hawkwindforum.freeforums.org/post98744.html#p98744Nik Turner's TM
> Application:
> http://www.trademarkia.com/nik-turners-hawkwind-85776225.htmlHW 2000s
> Court Case View:http://hawkwindforum.freeforums.org/post18095.html#p18095
> Mundo