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Old 08-03-2011, 10:59 AM   #1
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If you start a Segway business and are not a SEC or dealer are you allowed to use the Segway name in your business?

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Old 08-05-2011, 11:31 PM   #2
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I think the name and logo are trademarked, and therefore owned. I do not believe you can use their name or logo without permission. I am not a lawyer, but that is what I have always believed.
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Karl is absolutely right. You need their permission to use the name Segway.
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Old 08-06-2011, 02:06 PM   #4
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To qualify this a bit -- there are uses which are allowed. They can't control any and all mention of their name. The exact rules will vary by jurisdiction, so I wouldn't try even if I were a lawyer.

But using the Segway name in your business name (which I presume is the sort of thing Karl is referring to) seems sure to get you in trouble. Promotional literature would be a different story. Signage? I don't know just where the boundaries are.

I think it would be well worth discussing it with a lawyer. Or perhaps it's worth your while to negotiate with Segway to obtain their authorization.
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Old 08-07-2011, 09:10 AM   #5
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Quote:
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If you start a Segway business and are not a SEC or dealer are you allowed to use the Segway name in your business?
Segway, Inc., has spelled out their "Trademark Use Guidelines" in detail:
http://www.segway.com/about-segway/m.../trademark.php
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