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Lax22
01-20-2007, 06:01 AM
The Long Island Checkmate team is not the real team. I was going to join but found out it is not the real checkmate team. The long island checkmate stole the name and have a VERY BAD NAME AND REPUTATION NOW. They are a team bunch of want to beees.... Are they for real trying to make a team with someone else's reputation....

Now I found out there is a lawsuit against them for stealing the Checkmate name. My son Russ was very upset up this why did they do this? I want other lacrosse players to know what kind of fake team this is. They don't have a real name so what kind of real team can it be. So go head and let them know the heat is on and that they have ruined themselves before they even started. Lacrosse players will not accept this. We will make sure we will distance ourselves from this fake checkmate team. I am extremely disappointed in this kind of action and I am sure the response of other lacrosse players will feel the same.

The case in matter is the person who is using the checkmate name is trying to go off their reputation and what they have become. Instead of getting a name on their own and making it. They are trying to make believe they are the established Checkmate team when they are not. As a parent of boys this is very disturbing and something needs to be done so other players being recruited are not thinking this is the official Checkmate team with the original coaching staff.

bethsc
01-20-2007, 07:43 AM
The Long Island Checkmate team is not the real team. I was going to join but found out it is not the real checkmate team. The long island checkmate stole the name and have a VERY BAD NAME AND REPUTATION NOW. They are a team bunch of want to beees.... Are they for real trying to make a team with someone else's reputation....

Now I found out there is a lawsuit against them for stealing the Checkmate name. My son Russ was very upset up this why did they do this? I want other lacrosse players to know what kind of fake team this is. They don't have a real name so what kind of real team can it be. So go head and let them know the heat is on and that they have ruined themselves before they even started. Lacrosse players will not accept this. We will make sure we will distance ourselves from this fake checkmate team. I am extremely disappointed in this kind of action and I am sure the response of other lacrosse players will feel the same.
How can we find out what is the real checkmate vs. the other "checkmate team" so we don't end up playing the wrong team?

NuKoN
01-20-2007, 09:25 AM
How can you be sued for using a name? How many Braves, Indians, Tigers, Lions, Eagles, Patriots.. whatever name, they're all used nationwide

devillax57
01-20-2007, 09:59 AM
How can you be sued for using a name? How many Braves, Indians, Tigers, Lions, Eagles, Patriots.. whatever name, they're all used nationwide

But Checkmate? That is not exactly the most common name in the whole world. And there already is an LI Checkmate team.

ShockerAutc
01-22-2007, 08:18 AM
How can you be sued for using a name? How many Braves, Indians, Tigers, Lions, Eagles, Patriots.. whatever name, they're all used nationwide


B/c names can be trade marked. Example, you would never confuse the Arizona Wildcats with the Kentucky Wildcats, or Villanova Wildcats. The make it distinguishable. This is somewhat similar to the Seahawks using the 12th man from Texas A&M, the school has an unusal name trade marked, and seattle used it without permission. In this case, someone is purposley using a name to mislead. *plus a lot of these universities had the mascot before anyone would have trade marked anyways*