GM to pull the plug on Pontiac

FWIW this is a resend. Can't see the original inmy newsreader. This hasn't
happened for ages.

DAS
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"Dori A Schmetterling" > wrote in message news:...
> The retention of trademarks/brand names of dead products is common
> practice in all industries. For example, there was some speculation if
> Mars UK would reintroduce the Marathon name for the bar that is now known
> as Snickers, which I think is the more international name.
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> DAS
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> "General Schvantzkoph" > wrote in message
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>> No you can't, GM still owns the Oldsmobile and Pontiac trademarks, you
>> don't give up a trademark just because you aren't using it at the moment.
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