San Mai, the words are now OWNED?? - iKnife Collector2024-03-28T20:07:43Zhttps://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/san-mai-the-words-are-now-owned?commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1420688&feed=yes&xn_auth=noconsidering all the design th…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-06-03:3181080:Comment:14220512016-06-03T20:59:35.610Zanthony a. reidhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/anthonyareid
<p>considering all the design theft that cold steel has been a part of for years they should be ashamed of themselves imho. </p>
<p>a boycott response would also teach them a valuable lesson, that they could not just ignore imho. </p>
<p>considering all the design theft that cold steel has been a part of for years they should be ashamed of themselves imho. </p>
<p>a boycott response would also teach them a valuable lesson, that they could not just ignore imho. </p> I will be off to the left sid…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-05-28:3181080:Comment:14210372016-05-28T21:50:12.916ZAndy Moonhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/AndyMoon
<p>I will be off to the left side where the breakfast buffet seating is on Thursday and Friday evening - please do come over and say hello! </p>
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<p>best </p>
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<p>I will be off to the left side where the breakfast buffet seating is on Thursday and Friday evening - please do come over and say hello! </p>
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<p>mqqn</p> Andy,
I am kind of looking fo…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-05-28:3181080:Comment:14206882016-05-28T14:57:44.029ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>Andy,</p>
<p>I am kind of looking forward to that actually LOL. I have watched and listened the custom makers reactions with tongue in cheek. They can be a funny crew when something like this comes along. The Pit at Blade will sure be fun listening :)</p>
<p>Andy,</p>
<p>I am kind of looking forward to that actually LOL. I have watched and listened the custom makers reactions with tongue in cheek. They can be a funny crew when something like this comes along. The Pit at Blade will sure be fun listening :)</p> Hi Jan -
Although Lynn Thom…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-05-28:3181080:Comment:14208632016-05-28T14:13:49.612ZAndy Moonhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/AndyMoon
<p>Hi Jan - </p>
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<p>Although Lynn Thompson might think any use of the term San Mai is universally his, the patents are specifically for the use of his "San Mai III" - it is very specific. As it stands, no knife should be promoted as San Mai III, and San Mai by itself is open domain. </p>
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<p>LT has always been a bit of a jerk as a businessman in my experience. No worries, his San Mai nonsense has cultivated spirited use of the term San Mai from the custom knife maker community,…</p>
<p>Hi Jan - </p>
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<p>Although Lynn Thompson might think any use of the term San Mai is universally his, the patents are specifically for the use of his "San Mai III" - it is very specific. As it stands, no knife should be promoted as San Mai III, and San Mai by itself is open domain. </p>
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<p>LT has always been a bit of a jerk as a businessman in my experience. No worries, his San Mai nonsense has cultivated spirited use of the term San Mai from the custom knife maker community, and you'll see a lot of "San Mai" knives at Blade this year if you can believe what I am hearing from the custom makers. ;^) </p>
<p>Lynn better bring a lot of legal letters lol. </p>
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<p>mqqn</p> Just seems doing the right th…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-05-25:3181080:Comment:14204322016-05-25T17:13:57.339ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>Just seems doing the right thing would have been better. They didnt have to send letters to get attention. They would have done better to have just marketed theirs as the trademarked steel !</p>
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<p>Just seems doing the right thing would have been better. They didnt have to send letters to get attention. They would have done better to have just marketed theirs as the trademarked steel !</p>
<p> </p> There are attorneys out there…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-05-25:3181080:Comment:14201902016-05-25T01:13:16.250ZSyd Carrhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/SydCarr
<p>There are attorneys out there more than happy to sell their services to register any word or group of words as a trademark, but they also know it might be difficult, (and uber expensive), to enforce that trademark. A trademark won't stop the Chinese under any circumstance. I assume Cold Steel plans on marketing a series of knives with that name, implying they are made in the way the name implies and doesn't want anyone to steal their thunder.</p>
<p>Not necessarily a RIGHT thing to do, but a…</p>
<p>There are attorneys out there more than happy to sell their services to register any word or group of words as a trademark, but they also know it might be difficult, (and uber expensive), to enforce that trademark. A trademark won't stop the Chinese under any circumstance. I assume Cold Steel plans on marketing a series of knives with that name, implying they are made in the way the name implies and doesn't want anyone to steal their thunder.</p>
<p>Not necessarily a RIGHT thing to do, but a legal thing to do. I suppose CS thinks they can make a buck on it so why not?</p> Dale,
To the best of my knowl…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-05-15:3181080:Comment:14185652016-05-15T20:35:53.314ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>Dale,</p>
<p>To the best of my knowledge they really are only applying it to tier San Mai products. I have to be honest, what I know about their San Mai products is what I have read. What I have read though is very good, even the folks upset by this letter and action are saying the admire the steel. As for the high road...would it not have been better publicity to have started a campaign that they are they only trademarked San Mai? It would have gotten the word out without the offense, in…</p>
<p>Dale,</p>
<p>To the best of my knowledge they really are only applying it to tier San Mai products. I have to be honest, what I know about their San Mai products is what I have read. What I have read though is very good, even the folks upset by this letter and action are saying the admire the steel. As for the high road...would it not have been better publicity to have started a campaign that they are they only trademarked San Mai? It would have gotten the word out without the offense, in my opinion.</p> Modern san mai
spine of a bla…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-05-15:3181080:Comment:14184482016-05-15T02:57:54.101ZD alehttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/DaleDavenport
<p style="text-align: center;">Modern san mai</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770538521?profile=original"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770538521?profile=original" width="320"/></a>spine of a blade</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Modern san mai</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770538521?profile=original"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770538521?profile=original" width="320"/></a>spine of a blade</p> I'm not that familiar Cold St…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-05-11:3181080:Comment:14178292016-05-11T10:15:53.671ZD alehttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/DaleDavenport
<p style="text-align: center;">I'm not that familiar Cold Steel's product ..so.. this is an honest question.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Does the company ..Cold Steel.. apply their trademarked "San Mai" to laminated steel</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">..or..</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">more arbitrarily .. to all blade steel they use ??</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Re: earlier response by DLKG ....…</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I'm not that familiar Cold Steel's product ..so.. this is an honest question.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Does the company ..Cold Steel.. apply their trademarked "San Mai" to laminated steel</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">..or..</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">more arbitrarily .. to all blade steel they use ??</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Re: earlier response by DLKG ....</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Yeah .. what jerks !!!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">.<br/>"We only do it because we have to."</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">I mean .. how rude & crude.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">What happened to the "high road"</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Re: Boothill blades</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I've more respect for Queen after that one.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Again .. just an opinion</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">specifically .. mine</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">D ale</p>
<p></p> It is certainly what I find m…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-05-11:3181080:Comment:14175152016-05-11T02:25:20.891ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>It is certainly what I find most offensive. Just because you CAN do something does not mean it is right to do it</p>
<p><em>I think what's probably most offensive about the Cold Steel story is their approach. "We only send these letters out because we have to protect our trademark, we're legally required to." As if someone was going to get arrested if they failed to send those letters out to knife makers.</em></p>
<p>It is certainly what I find most offensive. Just because you CAN do something does not mean it is right to do it</p>
<p><em>I think what's probably most offensive about the Cold Steel story is their approach. "We only send these letters out because we have to protect our trademark, we're legally required to." As if someone was going to get arrested if they failed to send those letters out to knife makers.</em></p>