You are here: / trademark

Posts

Five New Styles from Momo

The last few months have been a busy time for Italian motorsport icon Momo, with the release of four brand new five-spoke wheel designs and one seven-spoke offering – the Momo Corse – which Momo claim will fit nearly 100 per cent of all popular saloons, hot hatches and sports cars. The seven-spoked Corse is a cast alloy design that comes in sizes between 15 and 17-inches. All sizes are available in either silver or black with a highly polished centre hub and outer rim, and prices start at £99 per wheel.

For Momo their silver X-43 represents a return to classic styling cues, with the wheel’s five slender spokes curving out from the centre towards the rim in a manner reminiscent of earlier Momo designs. The lightweight wheel is available in 15 to 18-inch sizes and can be equipped with a range of hub centres. Prices start at £109 per wheel.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Targeting the Budget Alloy Market
  2. Three New MAK Wheels to Hit UK Roads
  3. Mak XLR – Matt is the New Gloss
  4. OZ Releases Range for Tuning Newcomers
/by

2006 a Trademark Year for Shanghai Tyre & Rubber

Shanghai Tyre & Rubber Co. has been singled out as a company to watch amongst China’s many tyremakers by recently released statistical data from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which indicates that the company is listed amongst the top filers in the world’s developing economies wishing to protect their intellectual property. Specific details regarding the number of trademark applications submitted by Shanghai Tyre & Rubber have not been released.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Chinese Tyre Production Reaches 283 million units
  2. Tianyee Tire Company develops leak-proof tyre
  3. Reifen China off to a Successful Start
  4. Momentive Launches Silplus High Consistency Elastomer Platform
/by

New TSW Alloy Wheels for the UK Market

The UK distributor of TSW wheels, Yokohama HPT, has announced the launch of five new designs which have now been introduced into the UK market. The wheels all offer TSW’s trademark quality and style and – according to the company – any car owner looking to individualise their vehicle will find something to their taste and style in the TSW range.

First up is the Holsten, an almost-full face wheel with seriously European undertones. It features a centre-cap to conceal the mounting nuts, giving uninterrupted lines. The Holsten is available in sizes from 9×18 to 10×22 and in silver or chrome finishes.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Yokohama HPT Launches Mangels Wheels
  2. Yokohama Involved in Another World Record
  3. Three New MAK Wheels to Hit UK Roads
  4. Yokohama HPT Introduces Award-Nominated Wheels
/by

Yokohama Opens Legal Proceedings Against Competitors

(Akron/Tire Review) Yokohama Tire Corp. has “initiated legal proceedings against several tyre companies,” including Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co., Ltd. (China), Tireco Inc. (USA), Cooper Tire & Rubber (USA), Guizhou Tire Co. Ltd. (China) and Greenball Corp. (USA). claiming infringement of Yokohama tyre patents. Yokohama said it filed suit in Los Angeles federal court on 1 September for patent infringement against Hangzhou and Tireco for unauthorized use of the patented Geolandar A/T+II tread design. At the same time, Yokohama has demanded that Cooper cease infringing the patent protecting the tread design of Yokohama’s AVS dB S2 tyre.

Read more

Related news:

  1. More Outsourcing For Cooper
  2. Record Sales For Cooper In 1Q
  3. Foreign Tire Sales Ordered to Recall Chinese Tyres
  4. Two New Appointments at Cooper
/by

Bridgestone Successfully Protects Trademark Rights in China

Bridgestone (China) Investment Co., Ltd. has successfully filed a trademark infringement complaint to the Guilin Industrial & Commercial Administration Bureau. The complaint, which was wholly upheld, was against Guilin Car Wings Car Accessory Co., Ltd for closely resembling the appearance of “car wing” outlets run by Bridgestone Corporation’s Chinese subsidiary.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Bridgestone Establishes Chinese Investment Company
  2. Tyre Makers Give To Earthquake Relief
  3. Giti To Boost Production Capacity
  4. Thai Retread Plant to Boost Bridgestone’s Asian Activities
/by

Don’t Try This at Home – Two More World Records for Terry Grant

International stunt driving ace Terry Grant drove himself into the records books yet again recently, by performing two car control records for the Guinness World Records TV show in Madrid, Spain. He used his new TVR Sagaris to break the 2005 Guinness World Record set by Dale Morrison for 69 consecutive and uninterrupted ‘donuts‘. (360° on the spot spins). Terry coaxed the standard road-going Sagaris and its Yokohama tyres to a total of 71 to snatch the record.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Yokohama HPT Instrumental In Donut World Records
  2. Production Gathers Momentum at Dunlop India as New Workers Hired
  3. C-Tyres In Administration
  4. New UK OE Fitments for Yokohama
/by

New R9000 Evolution Sizes

Firestone’s flagship high-speed tractor tyre – the R9000 Evolution (launched in March 2002) now has two more sizes in the range. Initially launched in the popular 540/65 R30 size, it was joined by 440/65 R 24, 440/65 R 28, 540/65 R 34 and 600/65 R 34 early in 2005. There is now a 540/65R34 and a high speed version of the biggest size, 650/65R38. These have been launched to accommodate the new 248 hp Fastrac8250. Rarely for a Fastrac, that means there are smaller tyres on the front, like a conventional tractor. The new JCB is capable of lifting 10,000 kilograms on the rear linkage. The larger tyre sizes are said to allow for an increased load rating whilst minimising soil compaction thanks to the larger footprint.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Firestone Announces Production of IF Product Line
  2. Ag Market Moves Towards Low Profile
  3. Del Balzo Aids Marangoni Development
  4. Firestone Launches Maxi-Traction Agri-Tyre Range
/by

Amtel is Officially Selling Vredestein in Russia

Amtel has begun producing and selling Vredestein tyres in Russia following its acquisition of the Dutch company Vredestein Banden several months ago. The company plans to import around 30,000 tyres and produce another 15,000 under the brand at its Kirov plant this year.

It further expects to import 200,000 tyres in 2006 and to produce approximately 1 million at its Kirov location. The company makes 150 per cent more profit on tyres sold under the Dutch trademark than on its own brand.

Amtel owns the Voronezh, Kirov and Krasnoyarsk and Belaya Tserkov tyre plants, Khimvolokno of Kemerovo and the Volgograd Technical Hydrocarbon Plant all in its domestic market. It produced 14.39 million tyres in 2004 whilst Vredestein’s Dutch plant produces about 5 million tyres per year. It also has sites in India and Indonesia that produce tyres for agricultural use and an independent enterprise in Malaysia that makes bicycle tyres.

Read more

Related news:

  1. The Russians want Vredestein
  2. Amtel Expands into Europe
  3. Amtel-Vredestein Launches “Premium” Vredestein Brand in Russia
  4. Amtel-Vredestein to supply tyres to Renault in Russia
/by

Anti-Counterfeiting Bill Passes US House

(Akron/Tire Review) The “Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act”, introduced by Rep. Joe Knollenberg (Republican) with the support of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), has passed the US House of Representatives.

Read more

Related news:

  1. “Good Alternative to Vehicle Breakdown“
  2. NRI to Close Two Recycling Plants
  3. More than 29 Managers to Leave Goodyear Dunlop UK in 2007
  4. Poor Perception of Russian Quality a Stumbling Block – Gurin
/by

Indonesian Supreme Court to Rule on Goodyear Trademark

After 10 years of written notices and attempted negotiations, the Indonesian Supreme Court is about to settle a dispute between Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GTRC) and PT Banteng Pratama Rubber. Goodyear contends that Banteng continues to produce bicycle tyres using the Goodyear trademark even though its agreement with GTRC expired in 1993. Banteng even created its own “Goodyear-Luckystone” brand and uses the American conpany’s winged foot logo on its products and letterhead.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Penske Names Goodyear as 2004 Tire Supplier of the Year
  2. Goodyear Partners with Tredit
  3. Union Sets Vote on Titan Contract Offer
  4. Michelin Wins London Central Contract
/by

Michelin Drops ‘Infringement’ Case

Michelin has ended its attempts to sue a 78-year-old pamphleteer. Shimon Tzavbar, who faced bankruptcy as a result of the legal proceedings, agreed not to use the firm’s name on an “unofficial” guide to Israeli jails.Michelin also withdrew a demand for Mr Tzabar to pay any of its legal costs.

Givign evidence the writer had said: “In order to make a satire that will catch the public eye, one has to use a name or symbol that is famous. The same way that the artist Andy Warhol used the famous Campbell soup name and logo to change the consumerism of society, so did I use the famous Michelin name to spread awareness of a great human tragedy, a tragedy that the Jews in Israel should know all about.”

The company had said his depiction of the Michelin man, with one arm raised and a tyre in his other hand, infringed its trademark rights.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Michelin in Court to Defend Bibendum
  2. Michelin Latitude Tour Accentuates Crossover Benefits
  3. Capirossi and Checa Have Successful Bridgestone Debuts
  4. Tyre Recovery Association Elects Two New Officers
/by

US Patent Office Allows Patent Application for Run Flat Tire

Amerityre Corporation has received notice from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that its patent application for its “Run Flat Tire with an Elastomeric Inner Support” has been allowed with 11 claims. “The allowance of the application is signification because most of the tyre companies today are trying to establish a ‘run flat’ system,” said Richard Steinke, Amerityre’s CEO. “This design will carry the load well beyond the 50 miles currently targeted by the industry,” he added.Mr. Steinke further stated, “Two years ago we developed ‘air-no air’ automobile tyres that we drove for over 500 miles with zero air pressure and several holes in them. We have been building on that technology to create both a ‘run flat’ system that operates with existing pneumatic tyres as well as developing an ‘air-no air’ tyre without mechanical assistance.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Goodyear – Hero Wanted
  2. Hankook Has Net Gains Despite Cost Increases
  3. Winter Worries for US Drivers
  4. Cup Teams to Ride on Conti Tyres
/by

We see you are visiting us from China.

If you would like the latest news from the Chinese tyre industry in Chinese, visit our partner site TyrepressChina.com. Or click below to continue on Tyrepress.