AuburnAlum
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No kidding.
Not trying to start a fight, but let's have a little fun .......
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No kidding.
Jim Timber
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You can have whatever color you want as long as it's black?
The deere commercial isn't theirs. It's a parody. A very well done parody.
roadhunter
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Kioti = Knockoff Kubota
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Or was it Kioti Owner = Kubota wanna-b owner?
You think they could have at least picked out a color of their own! I juess JD was smart to patent the green and yellow color scheme.
I have no doubt, picking that color helped Kioti, become popular. But if they really succeed in the long run, it would have been nice to have their own identity, as defined by color. I guess they could always change.
You think they could have at least picked out a color of their own! I juess JD was smart to patent the green and yellow color scheme.
I have no doubt, picking that color helped Kioti, become popular. But if they really succeed in the long run, it would have been nice to have their own identity, as defined by color. I guess they could always change.
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Oh boy, this could get nasty, and fun!
(These apply to CUT's only, as that is my area of familiarity)
JD: So what if it costs more, offers less capability, has the most arrogant dealers ?! It's JD Green! If I get one, everyone will think I'm cool... Even Joe Diffie made a song about it!
Kubota: Baaaaaaa. Baaaaaaaaa! (That's the sound of sheep). Someone said they were the "Honda" of tractors, but I see them as the Chevrolet of tractors: May not truly be the most dependable out there, but now it's as American as Apple Pie. Everyone else has one, must be good (right?).
New Holland: A long time ago we were Ford (which by the way, true story, my gramps worked for Ford Tractor Mfg)... Then we were "New Holland".... Now we're Fiat... I think we still sell CUT's, don't we?
Massey: The red tractors your dad talked about. C'mon AGCO, just go and buy Iseki. By the way, I see these Iseki units as the real Honda's of the tractor world; super dependable, reliable, do everything well, just not flashy about it.
Mahindra: I mean TYM. I mean Mitsubishi. I mean..... Wait, what are they again?
Yanmar: The "it's cool to be retro" machine, that just may make a valiant return, like the Challenger did.
Kioti: Kubota's evil twin. Are they better? Are they stronger? They are Loki to Kubota's Thor. Or is it the other way around?
LS: The "up-and-comers" ... We've been here for longer than you know... And our 2nd cousin makes your refrigerator.
TYM: Tong Yang-a-dang something... We can't sell them as Scorpions, TYM's, or Cabela's.... Hopefully Mahindra keeps buying them.
(These apply to CUT's only, as that is my area of familiarity)
JD: So what if it costs more, offers less capability, has the most arrogant dealers ?! It's JD Green! If I get one, everyone will think I'm cool... Even Joe Diffie made a song about it!
Kubota: Baaaaaaa. Baaaaaaaaa! (That's the sound of sheep). Someone said they were the "Honda" of tractors, but I see them as the Chevrolet of tractors: May not truly be the most dependable out there, but now it's as American as Apple Pie. Everyone else has one, must be good (right?).
New Holland: A long time ago we were Ford (which by the way, true story, my gramps worked for Ford Tractor Mfg)... Then we were "New Holland".... Now we're Fiat... I think we still sell CUT's, don't we?
Massey: The red tractors your dad talked about. C'mon AGCO, just go and buy Iseki. By the way, I see these Iseki units as the real Honda's of the tractor world; super dependable, reliable, do everything well, just not flashy about it.
Mahindra: I mean TYM. I mean Mitsubishi. I mean..... Wait, what are they again?
Yanmar: The "it's cool to be retro" machine, that just may make a valiant return, like the Challenger did.
Kioti: Kubota's evil twin. Are they better? Are they stronger? They are Loki to Kubota's Thor. Or is it the other way around?
LS: The "up-and-comers" ... We've been here for longer than you know... And our 2nd cousin makes your refrigerator.
TYM: Tong Yang-a-dang something... We can't sell them as Scorpions, TYM's, or Cabela's.... Hopefully Mahindra keeps buying them.
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"You think they could have at least picked out a color of their own! I juess JD was smart to patent the green and yellow color scheme."
You can't patent color nor trademark it.
Does John Deere Own Green?
https://www.colormatters.com/color-and-marketing/color-branding-legal-rights
John Deere green can not own green.
Contrary to the color myths, John Deere does not own green. They have trademark protection for the image of the deer on a yellow background but not the colors per se. Competitors are allowed to paint their equipment green or use green in their brand design because green is a functional color. It symbolizes vegetation – grass, fields, farmlands, etc. – and that's where you would use a John Deere tractor or any other Deere product.
You can't patent color nor trademark it.
Does John Deere Own Green?
https://www.colormatters.com/color-and-marketing/color-branding-legal-rights
John Deere green can not own green.
Contrary to the color myths, John Deere does not own green. They have trademark protection for the image of the deer on a yellow background but not the colors per se. Competitors are allowed to paint their equipment green or use green in their brand design because green is a functional color. It symbolizes vegetation – grass, fields, farmlands, etc. – and that's where you would use a John Deere tractor or any other Deere product.
roadhunter
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Mahindra = Massey knockoff
roadhunter
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https://www.deere.com/en_US/footer/legal.page
John Deere's green and yellow color scheme, the leaping deer symbol, and John Deere are trademarks of Deere & Company.
John Deere asserts rights over Green and Yellow colours - Lexology
Jim Timber
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Not even close. They make nothing similar to them.
How do you know when the warranty's out on a Mahindra? It turned pink.
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