Good day to you.

Subject: breach of trademark rights.

Well, I am surprised.

Do you really write everybody a letter who uses the words BMW
(another breach of trademark rights?) on their webpage?

Excerpt from the letter:

"That is why we have to demand of you not to use this trademark name for your models and to remove your models’ pictures that are marked this way from your webpage."

I will erstwhile abide by your (strange) demand, but will also contact my
lawyer, since this is an in stores readily available model and not packed
or produced by me.

I would also be interested to know if you contacted the manufacturer of the Fluegelrad models – and all stores which carry these models.
Or was it just one of those situations where the life of the small person
gets made difficult after somebody did only do half their research ?

Dear Bettina and Dr. Volkmer, of course I recognize your choice of
using warm words and I am thankful that you did not threaten with a
lawsuit right away, like it is common in Germany right now,
but (first-while) asked for my consideration.

That does not change the fact that, as a Unimog 404 "pilot",
I have no use for your plastic cars and I even hate drivers of those,
so you did not lose me as a potential customer, but the planned
purchase of a “Mini” for my girlfriend has to be reconsidered now,
because I am afraid to experience that same nitpicking in case of
a purchase or garage-visit.
(I know, I know, one car less does not hurt the XXX-group)

Like I already mentioned, I am going to remove those 3 letters from
my webpage, but I also hope that you can sent me an answer per
e-mail to my questions.

With best regards,

Frost

Dear Mr…… ,

Thank you for your e-mail.

Your questions are going answered to the extend of letting you know
that the BMW AG is interested in an all-around victory of their market
rights and is willing to go to any possible lengths to insure that.

We hope that answers your question and are looking forward to the
removal of the BMW brand from your webpage.

Best Regards,

Bettina May

BMW AG
Trademark & Design Department, AJ-35
80788 München
Germany

tel.: + 49 (0) 89 3 82 - 3 49 36
fax: + 49 (0) 89 3 82 - 3 30 50
mail: bettina.may@bmw.de

Dear Mr.... ,

Sorry, but I cannot present you in this, since it would be a conflict of interest.
May the college v. Gravenreuth can help you out with this,
he is very provident with internet marketing.

He also might not mind the “bavarian weirdo’s” .

With best regards,

Dr.Till Jaeger

Rather interesting with what kind of things our “industry leading companies” spend their time.
I just could not resist and phone BMW.
I had a very interesting conversation with Ms. May.

I wanted to know what kind of consequences the publisher hat to expect if we made a report about the BMW Fluegelrad models. She could not exclude the we too would have to expect some kind of mail from BMW. And what happens to those retailers who sell those model packages,
they probably are already with one foot in jail.

What surprises me though is that the manufacturer publishes them with the XXX-Fluegelrad name. I think the people from BMW have not realized yet what this is about. That’s at least what I could deduct from Ms, May’s statements.

All in all a great coup of the BMW-group in terms
of public works.

Well done!

I am already wondering with what else to car-manufacturer-who-does-not-want-to-have-it’s-name-used-for-itself will do next!

Greetings from Nuremburg,

Martin Graf

..............

Your question, if this Ms. May things that you are producing or retailing those models, I don’t know either. I had the suspicion this was routine, where they act without checking everything out properly.

It probably works after the motto that a webmaster of a small webpage will come in line without causing too much off a fuss. That would probably also explain the surprise Ms May got when you published XXX’s letter on the net.

My questions about retailer, other magazines and the producer of the models received very vague answers. Kind of like they either do not know what they are talking about or purposely stupid.

Anyways, both are actions which throw a strange light on this department of the corporation.

The only reason for the whole actions I could wheedle out from Ms. May, is that, of course, BMW watches very well over the use of it’s name.
Good, that’s also a way to keep people busy.

See you, Martin

..............

So I was today on your webpage pilotenbunker.de, looked at the news and decided to finally write you an e-mail.
I often played with the thought, but just never convinced myself to do it.

First I have to tell you that I think your web-page is really, really horrible. Every time when I see your page and see those articles of your, I develop very aggressive feelings.

Those articles from high-paid Bavarian office-desk-studs of the company xxx or from not serious historians, who ride in on the current topic of interest, but bend the facts so very much that even last and least is embarrassed to German citizenship written in his passport. I don’t have the words for that and I can fairly feel how my blood pressure is rising. Horrible.

But every time when I went offline and calmed down a bit, I feel borderless gratitude that there are such people, such enthusiast as you. Somebody who makes and keeps up a webpage like that as a hobby, invests time and money to fight with bureaucrats, big companies, lawyers and the likes without giving in, has my awe. This recognition was something I had to do.
......................

Rene

p.s.:don’t buy XXX’s, I drive anyways a Japanese one.

Hei-ho,
Looking for a building model, I chanced onto your site and the antics of the B…….M……W…….I can’t shake the opinion that there are people who work themselves into being needed. If BMW does not want to be connected anymore with any activities of the second world war-that’s fine.

But then also erase any hints of eventual jets in other projects.
The involvement seems to be a historical fact just as they are the historical circumstances. Why this distorting of history? Didn’t also the white Fokker VII , which Goering (who came later to questionable fame) flew in WW1 have a BMW Motor? Such behavior from the production company is obviously there to get into favor with still skeptic future customers.

Greetings from Maarburg, Martin

Do you like our web-page?

Do you have a suggestion for a change of direction?

We are happy about any constructive critic.

After all it helps us to meet our customers wishes better.

So should you have questions or suggestions- turn over the
ignition key and drive in.

You will get an answer the digital way.

Ref. CS-1-48238225

Dear … ,

Thank you for turning to us.

Happily we picked up your requests and moved them forward
to the proper department.
Our colleges are going to proof-check your e-mail and inform you .

We hope this act was within your request and are at your service
for any future concerns.

With kind regards,

Bianca Habert