Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/06

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Subject: [Leica] Re: RIP Ilford, now yo-yo
From: bladman99 at yahoo.ca (Dan C)
Date: Mon Sep 6 10:18:10 2004
 
Now that's funny; both companies ended up in bankruptcy.   But I betcha the
lawyers did OK.  

-dan c.

At 10:42 AM 06-09-04 EDT, SonC@aol.com wrote:
> 
>1965   Yo-yo market drops after huge fad. Duncan loses landmark court 
>battle 
>with Royal Tops Company over Duncan's trademark on the word "Yo-Yo." Name 
>is 
>ruled a generic term. Legal costs force both companies into bankruptcy. 
>
>http://www.yo-yo.com/history_section/hist_timeline.html
In reply to: Message from SonC at aol.com (SonC@aol.com) ([Leica] Re: RIP Ilford, now yo-yo)