2009/8/25 George Hollenberg <ghollmd@gmail.com>:
> The other more important issue is, did Campagnolo tolerate imitations of its
> parts? Zeus and perhaps other firms were doing the same thing. Could
> Campagnolo have conceivably consented, turned a blind eye, or even or play a
> role in producing a cheap "outlet" type product to appeal to the lower end
> of the bike market?
> I'm told that today Campagnolo is very vigorous in protecting its name and
> designs.
I've wondered the same because it seems like every patented Campagnolo design was being knocked off seemingly at will by component makers all around the world almost immediately after they were introduced. Maybe Campagnolo would sell a license to anyone who inquired or maybe they just patented stuff so they could engrave Pat., Patent, Brev, Camp., Campagnolo etc. on every square millimeter of visible surface as decoration.
Kurt Sperry
Bellingham, Washington
USA