August 2008, Benchmade discovered trademark name violations on Roadsideimports LLC website
AssistedKnife.com using the word "balisong"
Roadsideimports also sells multiple butterfly knives on his assistedknives.com website using the term "Balisong."
Some of the butterfly knives sold by Roadsideimports are similar to the butterfly knives sold by Benchmade under its BALI-SONG markl
Roadsideimports’ use of "Balisong" infringes Benchmades’s trademark rights in its registered trademarks for BALI-SONG and BALI-SONG and Butterfly Logo.
Roadsideimports’ sale of butterfly knives similar to Benchmade’s BALI-SONG knives under the name "Balisong" is likely to cause confusion and constitutes intentional passing off and unfair competition.
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Watch the Video: Truth About Butterfly Knives in the US
Not Allowed To Use The Word Balisong because of BALI-SONG
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Don’t support the disgusting and morally corrupt behavior that Benchmade condones.
I urge anyone who is a knife collector, a knife seller, a knife lover, a knife wholesaler, a knife fan to file a TTAB Hearing against Benchmade. Benchmade is attacking people’s freedom of speech and attacking quality made US companies and behaving just as all the corporate monsters behave in the United States.
Enough is enough with the corporations thinking they can take away civil liberties, the right to free speech, when they themselves are the most guilty of being ethically bankrupt and morally corrupt.
Join in the BOYCOTT and support what is right, don’t just sit on your ass about things because if we continue down this path of apathy nothing will be left.
Benchmade is attacking knife sellers on many grounds this is the beginning of the series of events that are going on.
The matter is serious and I am going to begin to post the aspects to the case on the internet and expose Benchmade. Not just to get sympathy for my problems but to supply evidence to other people who are having the same problems with the company and not let them continue on this path of destructive behavior.
I also know alot of other sellers are in some trouble and if I can supply information to them to help defend them in their lawsuits then it is crucial because none of us can afford to let anyone of us loose a case against Benchmade.
Benchmade have used this new tactic as a means to make money and are attacking small businesses who have no money to defend themselves.
CASE UPDATE - March 20th
All charges on the use of the word "balisong" have been dropped. Please continue to push for a TTAB hearing to get the BALI-SONG trademark revoked so that this can not happen to anyone else.
Benchmade Drops Allegations on "Balisong"
Thousands spent defending against false allegations by Roadsideimports LLC
CASE UPDATE - April 16th
Petition for Cancellation for BALI-SONG mark is filed by Roadsideimports LLC. TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD Hearing is filed to cancel the trademark name. I will also pay the $300 for any other knife seller who has experienced such problems.
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Read Posts from my Youtube Channel on the BALI-SONG Issue.
You can Click on the Icon for the Direct Link.
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bennyboy21 on RoadsideImports’ Youtube Channel states:
"fuck benchmade"
Lemansblum5 on RoadsideImports’ Youtube Channel states:
"Damn dude, Benchmade are such little bitches."
gyuguyguy on RoadsideImports’ Youtube Channel states:
"Benchmade is like Microsoft they try to boycott everyone but there’s laws against taking out all the other companys sony apple and micorsoft"
redsoxnation32 on RoadsideImports’ Youtube Channel states:
"benchmade sucks, but i mean other companies dont have to use the hyphen, I mean isnt it normally spelled balisong?"
mts00007 on RoadsideImports’ Youtube Channel states:
"GREAT VID, JB. good info."
JoshIsntFamous on RoadsideImports’ Youtube Channel states:
"26000!!!!! WOW!!!! thats intense!!! yo man i watched other rant vids of yours they are sooo true and its funny that you are going one on one with like big shit!"
Hissatsu5 on RoadsideImports’ Youtube Channel states:
"i thank benchmade should be able to use bali-song as a trademark image but not as a word i thank the word balisong is a free word and can be used by everyone my problem with benchmade is the bm o t f knife that is a disgrace"
"good luck with getting the balisong name back i hope you get things right"
ChuChews on RoadsideImports’ Youtube Channel states:
"two words : true dat"
eyeshield1972 on RoadsideImports’ Youtube Channel states:
"Well, weird but well i guess ill join "
FinalFront on RoadsideImports’ Youtube Channel states:
"Consider them boycotted."
theartilerysheller1 on RoadsideImports’ Youtube Channel states:
"what assholes
benchmade deserves a slap in the face"
hogansheros1 on RoadsideImports’ Youtube Channel states:
"What a fu-ck-ed up company!"
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View the False Advertising of the BM42 Balisong
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More to come to expose: BENCHMADE THE AMERICAN CORPORATE SCUMBAG
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