And You Thought That Ferrari Was Yours?
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You buy a Ferrari and its yours right? Not according to Ferrari. Limousine builder Dan Cawley not only purchased a Ferrari 360 Modena, but he claims when he asked Ferrari if they cared if he modified the street legal race car into the fastest limo on the planet. Cawley says Ferrari told him he could do what he wanted, the car was his.
£200,000 in modifications later, Ferrari is now arguing that to keep the Ferrari badging on the car is an infringement of Ferrari's trademarks. This should come as quite a shock to all you tuners and modifiers out there. Ferraris are apparently more like a porcupines than anyone previously thought.
For the full story, check over at the Daily Mail.
Brett Trout
posted by Brett Trout @ 3/06/2008 10:28:00 AM
2 Comments:
At 4/23/08 1:23 AM ,
sjohnson said...
Brett, what can you say about this case? Can Ferrari really go after Dan Cawley regarding the trademarks? Does Ferrari really have a case in ever Dan would insist on not removing the trademarks? Your input would be important since you are on the Patent lawyer.
Because I thought so too that when you buy a car that car is all yours and you can do anything with it.
At 4/23/08 9:48 AM ,
Brett Trout said...
sjohnson,
Sure, they can go after him. As to whether it is, or is not, a meritorious case, however, I do not have enough information to make that call. If you have any additional information on this case, I would love to hear it.
Brett
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