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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Silver Striker, post: 167603, member: 1745&quot;]In the issue of Coin world there are two articles.&nbsp; On page 1, on a man is suing NGC regarding First Strike designations.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next on page 5, I find an article titled &quot;How many First Strikes are there?</p><p><br /></p><p>This article talks about the estimated number of First Strike labeled coins but goes farther talking about NGC&#039;s case regarding PCGS&#039;s trademark of the term &quot;First Strike&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will quote the following lines...</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: Red">&nbsp; &nbsp; <b>A statement NGC made in a trademark case regarding the term &quot;First Strike&quot; defines the definition as the one more commonly accepted in the hobby, and not the one in use by grading firms.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NGC petitioned the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Aug. 14 seeking to cancel Collectors Universe Inc.’s registration of the alleged mark &quot;first strike&quot; for &quot;coin grading and authentication services,&quot; claiming use of the mark has damaged NGC’s business.</b> </span></p><p><br /></p><p>Now if the next line is FACT....</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: Red"><b>&nbsp; &nbsp; According to NGC’s petition: &quot;The words ‘first strike’ are used throughout the numismatic industry to refer to coins that are the first to be minted from a new die.</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p>then the Florida man who has filed the lawsuit against NGC will have a MUCH STRONGER case.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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