Hayes Battles for Rights to Use Name
Sunday, May 6th, 2007
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Bicycle retailler reported earlier this month that Hayes is currently battling for the rights to their name.Â
“Hayes discovered only last year that it did not own the Hayes name or trademark in Taiwan, where it sources many of its products. The company had neglected to file its trademarks in Taiwan when it started doing business there some years ago.
Another company owns the trademarks, and Hayes was surprised when it discovered who: Muchachos International, the trading company that since 2001 had been Hayes’ partner in Taiwan. Muchachos was under contract with Hayes to manufacture some of its brake systems.”
It’s now apparent why the new Stroker doesn’t have the Hayes name on it.
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May 7th, 2007 at 1:31 pm
It’s nice to see that even mega-conglomerats can still make stuipd mistakes. makes me feel a little better
It’s sad to see your partner capitalizing on said stupidity
Maybe hayes will rebrand itself completely to make Muchachos copyright hold pointless.