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Response to recent social media post:
THE Co Response to CAPI social media posts
In light of the recent social media post about our company – I am addressing claims that are , in accurate, and offering some enlightenment and facts to the now out of control situation .
Turns out, we have nothing against CAPI and I am not quite sure why he has made this a personal attack against me . I am a veteran in this industry for over 45 years , and this is simply not the way to conduct business. We have made repeated attempts to resolve this situation, as far back as 2019 , and hope to resolve this very soon.
We have MELCOR DIY Share ware and open source items that we have had in the wings to provide for free and share with the DIY community, but everything is on hold until now until this situation is resolved .
When we saw that Capi was using MELCOR backwards, as ROLCEM , together with using our MEC stylized acronym , and posting on social media that this was all MELCOR , needless to say, this was a problem , and we had much same angry reaction as CAPI s post, but we did not take it to the court of public opinion.
I just want to make it clear, that we own the 1731 and MEC marks in the State of California, and the Registered MELCOR trademark and brand, ….100% . These are the flagships of our current and forth coming product lines . This debate has caused delays and shelving of new products, all slated for release that won’t be released until this mess is cleared up…. This sort of conduct only harms the industry. We , as any company , will continue to protect our trademarks .
Please note, that MELCOR never went dormant as stated in the post, Melcor did not cease to exist circa 1970, as stated in the post. Rumor of gaps in public visibility alone do not establish abandonment. Disputes about specific marks are resolved through the legal process—not in social media . The repeated use of “ allegedly” in the CAPI post, is confirmation that that the CAPI post is filled with in accurate and just plain made up information .
The trade mark system , is to prevent confusion in the marketplace, period.
In closing , CAPIs post is bit rich in light of the facts being quite the other way around . lies, verbal attacks , and insults by people I have never meet, is …. 100% , NOT COOL .
Tom Hilbe
THE Co LLC
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