linus73

i am currious if it is wrong that bieng a cl member, that i decided to make my own club lexus sticker and place it on my car without permission to do so , but at the same time using the cl name, is that wrong? i just want my car to have a club lexus decal, one that i like(since i am a member). if it's wrong i apologize in advance, but why cant i put a decal on it that represents us the way i like it to on my ride?

PurduePete

You can do it of course, just don't post pics . Since it is copyright, they only want official ones posted within the forums. A little strict, but understandable.

linus73

yeh, strict is the word. well im gonna leave mine on cause it looks damn good!

GSJake

iTrader: (21)

Dave said that he and some admins were in the process of designing an "official" CL logo but I have not heard about anything for a while>?

Luder94

Difference is that yours stands for 'Chicago Lexus'. If you've changed the font, it's yours to use, picture, and post on any public site.

A proper name can be trademarked as can a group of words together, an ancronym cannot as long as that acronym can have more than one group of words it can spell out.

ALSO, I doubt 'Club Lexus' can ever be trademarked....the site's proper name (and domain name) contains another's trademarked proper name. Unless Toyota has granted IB use (or licensure) of the name "Lexus", you cannot be forced to stop producing, selling, etc. any CL gear (especially if it's for personal use). The only company that can is Toyota themselves.

With that said, IB owns this PRIVATE site; so they CAN control the content that shows up on their site.

My opinion, change it up and do something like "Chicago Lexus", "ChiLex", or "C.Lex". No need to to try and take a name like Club Lexus that's been around for years and jazz up their logo to your liking.

linus73

if you saw how tastefull and awsome it looked you might want it too! i did it in script writing along the inside A pillar over black carbon fiber vinly with silver script writing. as far as i am concerned the issue is dead and ill leave it at that and keep my pillars the way they are without posting pics anymore of them.