Model Railroading > Paint scheme rights

Has the UP gotten over their phobia about model railroad equipment manufactures using their logos or their Heritage paint schemes?

From UP's own website:

"...Union Pacific has also decided to change its trademark-licensing program so that model railroad manufacturers will no longer have to pay a royalty, and will enjoy a perpetual license to use Union Pacific trademarks and paint designs on model railroad products."


http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/heritage_and_steam/2006/1108_mth.shtml

"wasn't worth the effort ...."


TCS - you pee we will reconsider

Change in leadership.

In a word, no. The mandatory licensing program for commercial usage of UP trademarks is still in effect:

http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/licensing/index.shtml

licensees are listed here:

http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/licensing/suppliers.shtml

What did change is that UP dropped the licensing fee after the MTH lawsuit.

Interestingly since the last time I looked at the first page above, the contact person has changed from Brenda Mainwaring.

Doug Stark


photobob Wrote:
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> Has the UP gotten over their phobia about model
> railroad equipment manufactures using their logos
> or their Heritage paint schemes?