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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 133216, member: 669&quot;]Whatever bad things the owners of the coin-related SGS may be doing, trademark infringement is definitely not one of them, unless the federal trademark laws have drastically changed in the two years or so since my last involvement in trademark litigation.&nbsp; There is absolutely no trademark issue about using the initials of a slicing machine manufacturer for a pretend coin grading company.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fundamental elements of trademark infringement are competition by both parties in the same industry, a possibility of public confusion between the companies, and a likelihood that potential customers may be confused about the source of the goods.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s why Toyota can market its Lexus car line, and Lexis-Nexis can market its internet database access, without either one infringing the other&#039;s trademark.&nbsp; (It cost Lexis-Nexis a bundle in court costs and attorney fees to find that out a number of years ago. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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