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Being threatened by The Woodlands Development Company...

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by: KingwoodDotCom Active Indicator LED Icon 18 Site Admin  OP 
~ 10 years ago   Sep 16, '13 8:25pm  
Wow, got a threatening demand letter today from The Woodlands Development Company's lawyer.  They claim trademark rights over the term "The Woodlands," and that I need to stop using it. How exactly is one supposed to refer to that big, geographical area of land that nearly 100,000 people live in, without using its name? 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Sep 16, '13 8:27pm  
Wow, got a threatening demand letter today from The Woodlands Development Company's lawyer.� They claim trademark rights over the term "The Woodlands," and that I need to stop using it. How exactly is one supposed to refer to that big, geographical area of land that nearly 100,000 people live in, without using its name?
 
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WHAAAAATTTT??!!?? That's crazy talk 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Sep 16, '13 8:28pm  
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Katiemcg Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 10 years ago   Sep 16, '13 8:42pm  
W....T....F 4951
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Katiemcg Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 10 years ago   Sep 16, '13 8:44pm  
Send a letter back and tell them not to say "Kingwood"? 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Sep 16, '13 8:44pm  
With their postal name!!!
 
Maybe friends wood development is going to try to get in the web business. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Sep 16, '13 9:11pm  
@KingwoodDotCom:Can you use something like "W-Land" or rely more on "WDC" and go light on "The Woodlands" or something like that? They sure are going to be busy if they go after ever single entity that uses the name 'cuz there are hundreds or more, I'm sure. Also, it's the official city name, isn't it? It might be worth a conversation with an attorney of your own just to verify they can actually pursue you for using the city name.
 
They might just be flexing muscle and blowing smoke, so just make sure before you change anything. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Sep 16, '13 9:14pm  
@KingwoodDotCom:Can you use something like "W-Land" or rely more on "WDC" and go light on "The Woodlands" or something like that? They sure going to be busy if they go after ever single entity that uses the name 'cuz there are hundreds or more, I'm sure.�Also, it's the official city name, isn't it? It might be worth a conversation with an attorney of your own just to verify they can actually pursue you for using the city name.
 
They might just be flexing muscle and blowing smoke, so just make sure before you change anything.
 
@donnatella:
That's what I was thinking too!
 
4951
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~ 10 years ago   Sep 16, '13 9:18pm  
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~ 10 years ago   Sep 16, '13 9:20pm  
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KingwoodDotCom Active Indicator LED Icon 18 Site Admin  OP 
~ 10 years ago   Sep 16, '13 9:22pm  
This issue has come up before...they threatened a pizza delivery man...he gave up out of intimidation and no money to fight a lawsuit...http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/archives/operating-co-files-suit-over-web-domain-name/article_916cef73-a08e-56bd-a5bb-0eec98334535.html 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Sep 16, '13 9:23pm  

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>> @KingwoodDotCom:Can you use something like "W-Land" or rely more on "WDC" and go light on "The Woodlands" or something like that? They sure going to be busy if they go after ever single entity that uses the name 'cuz there are hundreds or more, I'm sure.�Also, it's the official city name, isn't it? It might be worth a conversation with an attorney of your own just to verify they can actually pursue you for using the city name.
 
They might just be flexing muscle and blowing smoke, so just make sure before you change anything.
 
@donnatella:
That's what I was thinking too!
 

@mpjp0907: you were not! Sit your drunkass down
 
 
@mm4731:
Speaking of alcohol hey I'm making apple pie moonshine soon wanna come over and see how it's done?
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~ 10 years ago   Sep 16, '13 9:24pm  
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~ 10 years ago   Sep 16, '13 9:26pm  
tell them to kiss your shiny metal ****.
 
@Fallon: always works for me.
 
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~ 10 years ago   Sep 16, '13 9:27pm  
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~ 10 years ago   Sep 16, '13 9:27pm  
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