Pick the real Winnebago, a bizarre story
The name Winnebago has become even more generic that's you can possibly imagine. AVIDA now builds the Winnebago Premium on an IVECO Chassis US Winnebago has got Talvor to import Mi...
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tatest wrote:
Trademarks are not harmonized globally, despite the existence of more than a dozen international organizations, multilateral trading treatings, and intellectual property pacts that attempt to do so. Scope is essentially local, and if you want to operate globally you might have to register a trademark everywhere it is used.
Someone else owns the Winnebago name and logos in Australia, because they have registered the properties there. If the U.S. Winnebago Corporation does business in that market, they are likely licensing the use of the name from the Australian trademark owner.
Not quite,as it was found out that the "Winnebago" in Australia was not associated with Winnebago US. A court action occurred instigated by US Winnebago, they initially won the case, but the decision was overturned in appeal, when it was discovered that US Winnebago, had allowed the local "Winnebago " to trade in Australia and NZ, after an agreement was reached . After roughly now 50yrs they have not tried to sell
US sourced Motorhomes , although NOW anyone can bring in Winnebago Motorhomes from the US to sell. Confusing indeed
