[Broccoli1]

Dang it- that coupon expired :laugh::laugh:

 

[Broccoli1]

They did file a lawsuit, against nearly the entire Vulcan line of welders. They cite several patent infringements and one for trade dress.

The case was dismissed, with prejudice, on April 26 of this year.

I'm still wondering why the ProTIG 200 cannot be found anywhere on the HF website. I've got a few months left to decide wether or not to take advantage of the one year risk free trial period.

Interesting case. They were also suing for an ad that HF ran in 2017 that had Red welding machines in the ad- Not Lincoln but Lincoln Red.

Lincoln’s Red Enclosure Trade Dress and Red and Black Trade Dress

46. In the welding industry, colors are heavily relied upon by consumers to recognize brands. For example, among welders and people in the welding industry, when speaking of a plant or shop, often their equipment is referred to as “They use the red stuff [Lincoln]” or “They have nothing but blue [Miller].”

126. Further, in the Inventory Closeout Ad (Exhibit N) HFT directly compares its tombstone-shaped product to one of Lincoln’s products bearing the Tombstone Trade Dress. However, in making this comparison, HFT does not fairly represent Lincoln’s product, as discussed above.

This little reference too

84. As one indicia of the iconic nature of Lincoln’s Tombstone Trade Dress, Lincoln’s AC/DC Arc welder was featured in the 1992 hit movie “Home Alone 2 Lost in New York,” in the scene where the protagonist, Kevin, zaps the bad guy, Marv: