Re: Are UP license fees still in effect?
Author: Pdxrailtransit
Date: 08-13-2012 - 14:36
I don't have a reference, but someone in UP legal finally got a clue that their extreme interpretation of "intellectual property rights" was counterproductive, and not a wise use of the time of their in house counsel. I believe its been about five years now since they stopped sending cease and desist letters to decal manufacturers, etc. When you consider that the "liberal" and "hard hitting" New York Times would print this rl=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/26/business/media/union-pacific-marks-150th-year-with-special-events.html?_r=1]gushing favorable piece[/url] on the UP, I would say that
this change in policy has paid off for the railroad.