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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:26 pm
Post subject: British firm takes offence at fashion clothing line for ferrets
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APF Tue Oct 11, 7:39 PM ET
LONDON (AFP) - Ever mindful of its image, British luxury goods firm Burberry
has threatened legal action against a company making garments in its trademark
check pattern -- for ferrets.
In what must count as one of the more unusual trademark disputes of recent
years, Burberry's lawyers have sent letters to Ferret World, the country's only
outlet for clothes made especially for the rodents, a popular pet.
According to Wednesday's edition of the Daily Telegraph, the trouble began when
the shop in Dudley, central England, advertised a check-patterned fur-lined
ferret cap and cape ensemble "in the famous Burberry design".
Owner Simon Bishop said he was shocked to get a letter from Burberry saying he
had violated its intellectual property rights, and agreed to remove the mention
of the company's name from his shop's website.
But Burberry also demanded he send them a sample of the material used to make
the 6.99 pound (10.20 euro, 12.20 dollar) outfits -- claimed to give your
ferret "that out of town look" -- hand over the names of all purchasers and
promise never to sell anything similar again.
"Burberry should get a life," Bishop told the newspaper, saying he was still
being threatened with legal action even though his material was a standard
tartan, not the Burberry check.
"As far as I can see, their trademark refers to jackets and headwear for
humans, and dog coats. How a two-inch cap for a ferret fits into that is
anyone's guess," he added.
Burberry became famous for its invention of the gabardine waterproof raincoat
and for providing kit to officers in the British armed forces during World War
I.
In recent years it has revitalised its image and become a leading manufacturer
of luxury branded clothing and other goods.
However, in Britain its check pattern caps and scarves have been adopted by
some young football hooligans as a sort of uniform, hitting the brand's cachet.
A spokesman for Burberry said the firm had no plans for a line of ferret
accessories, but "that's not to say there won't be."
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 3:50 am
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"William J. Leary Jr." wrote in message
> APF Tue Oct 11, 7:39 PM ET
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> LONDON (AFP) - Ever mindful of its image, British luxury goods firm
> Burberry
> has threatened legal action against a company making garments in its
> trademark
> check pattern -- for ferrets.
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> In what must count as one of the more unusual trademark disputes of recent
> years, Burberry's lawyers have sent letters to Ferret World, the country's
> only
> outlet for clothes made especially for the rodents, a popular pet.
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> According to Wednesday's edition of the Daily Telegraph,
"Rodents"? Shows what the Daily Telegraph knows! <snort>
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 4:37 am
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Tee hee..........ah, yes, clothing for the discriminating rodent! :-)
"lin" wrote in message
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> "William J. Leary Jr." wrote in message
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>> APF Tue Oct 11, 7:39 PM ET
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>> LONDON (AFP) - Ever mindful of its image, British luxury goods firm
>> Burberry
>> has threatened legal action against a company making garments in its
>> trademark
>> check pattern -- for ferrets.
>>
>> In what must count as one of the more unusual trademark disputes of
>> recent
>> years, Burberry's lawyers have sent letters to Ferret World, the
>> country's only
>> outlet for clothes made especially for the rodents, a popular pet.
>>
>> According to Wednesday's edition of the Daily Telegraph,
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> "Rodents"? Shows what the Daily Telegraph knows! <snort>
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> Lin, Ariel, Oberon, Max, & Puck
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 5:23 am
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I can understand Burberry's desire to protect its trademark check pattern,
after all, Ferret World tried to take advantage of the Burberry's good will
by proclaiming the garments to be "in the famous Burberry design". What I
can't understand is the news service AFP, whoever that is, referring to
ferrets as rodents. Ferret World and English ferret fanciers should demand
an apology and retraction for this insult. Maybe send them a video clip of
a ferret dispatching a rat to demonstrate the obvious difference. - CW
x"William J. Leary Jr." wrote in message
> APF Tue Oct 11, 7:39 PM ET
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> LONDON (AFP) - Ever mindful of its image, British luxury goods firm
> Burberry
> has threatened legal action against a company making garments in its
> trademark
> check pattern -- for ferrets.
>
> In what must count as one of the more unusual trademark disputes of recent
> years, Burberry's lawyers have sent letters to Ferret World, the country's
> only
> outlet for clothes made especially for the rodents, a popular pet.
>
> According to Wednesday's edition of the Daily Telegraph, the trouble began
> when
> the shop in Dudley, central England, advertised a check-patterned
> fur-lined
> ferret cap and cape ensemble "in the famous Burberry design".
>
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:27 pm
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"jacquie, kylie & gilbert" wrote in message
> Yes, I agree. I have friends who have rats/mice as pets and they say they
> are very intelligent little ones and actually very affectionate. Strange as
> it seems....but each to his/her own I suppose.
They are. My youngest son is the rodent owner at the moment. After having
mice and rats, and enjoying them a great deal, my eldest son got a ferret, and
had trouble taking care of it. I took over and concluded that this was the
peak in pets. We adopted another recently. Looks like Marie's sister. Same
size and pattern, just lighter colored. And, for a wonder, she cuddles.
Something that none of our others did or do.
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:57 am
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Sorry if I offended any rodent owners. I'm sure they make fine pets.
Nevertheless, calling a ferret a rodent shows gross ignorance on the part of
the wireservice, or whatever AFP is. Ferrets are predators and rodents are
prey.
BTW, our house cat is a skilled rodent killer, preying on rats and voles in
the back yard. But she is not willing to take on the large gray squirrels
that share that space. They are too big and aggressive for her. She just
sits there and watches them carefully while they cavort right in front of
her. They seem to know she will not challenge them. - CW
x"chasw" wrote in message
>I can understand Burberry's desire to protect its trademark check pattern,
>after all, Ferret World tried to take advantage of the Burberry's good will
>by proclaiming the garments to be "in the famous Burberry design". What I
>can't understand is the news service AFP, whoever that is, referring to
>ferrets as rodents. Ferret World and English ferret fanciers should
>demand an apology and retraction for this insult. Maybe send them a video
>clip of a ferret dispatching a rat to demonstrate the obvious difference. -
>CW
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:11 pm
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"chasw" wrote in message
> Sorry if I offended any rodent owners. I'm sure they make fine pets.
> Nevertheless, calling a ferret a rodent shows gross ignorance on the part of
> the wireservice, or whatever AFP is. Ferrets are predators and rodents are
> prey.
I had a rat that used to eat ants.
> BTW, our house cat is a skilled rodent killer, preying on rats and voles in
> the back yard. But she is not willing to take on the large gray squirrels
> that share that space. They are too big and aggressive for her. She just
> sits there and watches them carefully while they cavort right in front of
> her. They seem to know she will not challenge them. - CW
Our cats have had an odd time of it. They knew the rats, ferrets and guinea
pigs were off limits, so they never seemed sure what to do about mice in the
house. Two of them would go after them anyway, seeming to know the difference
between (I guess) what a human handled rodent/whatever smelled like and what a
wild one was. The others just watched them run across the floor.
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 7:24 pm
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On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 05:57:40 -0700, "chasw"
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>Sorry if I offended any rodent owners. I'm sure they make fine pets.
>Nevertheless, calling a ferret a rodent shows gross ignorance on the part of
>the wireservice, or whatever AFP is.
...and poor observational skills on the part of the writer. I've never
understood how people can look at a ferret - or any other weasel for
that matter - and not immediately recognize it as a predatory animal.
Even w/o a close-up of their choppers you can see they have all the
mannerisms and physical characteristics of other carnivorous land
mammals. They're smaller is all, and you don't need to be a field
biologist to see the similarities.
Anyway, it was obvious the first time I met a ferret in person, and
that encounter lasted all of 10 seconds. To be honest, I wasn't quite
sure *what* it was that moseyed off w/ my screwdriver, but was dern
sure it wasn't no rodent. I let the owner retrieve the screwdriver.
>Ferrets are predators and rodents are prey.
Well, depends on pov. A rat would probably agree w/ you. A coyote or
bobcat, otoh...
Time to run the canined rodents ;)
swamp
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:04 am
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"swamp" wrote in message
> On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 05:57:40 -0700, "chasw"
> wrote:
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>>Sorry if I offended any rodent owners. I'm sure they make fine pets.
>>Nevertheless, calling a ferret a rodent shows gross ignorance on the part
>>of
>>the wireservice, or whatever AFP is.
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> ..and poor observational skills on the part of the writer. I've never
> understood how people can look at a ferret - or any other weasel for
> that matter - and not immediately recognize it as a predatory animal.
> Even w/o a close-up of their choppers you can see they have all the
> mannerisms and physical characteristics of other carnivorous land
> mammals. They're smaller is all, and you don't need to be a field
> biologist to see the similarities.
Yeah, Swamp, but we're talkin "journalists" here. Doncha know they know
everything? :-P
> "Who me officer? What's a ferut? These guys?? No, they're Polish cats."
A journalist would probably believe *that*, too!
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