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Re:Nikola Motor Company by mindcrime on Thursday May 12, 2016 @11:02AM (#11683869)
How about Steinmetz[1]? Is that being used for anything?

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Proteus_Steinmetz

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Re:Nikola Motor Company by OliverJones on Thursday May 12, 2016 @12:31PM (#11684666)
GE might have an interest in Mr. Steinmetz's name. Still, not as derivative as using Tesla's name.
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Re:Nikola Motor Company by mindcrime on Thursday May 12, 2016 @02:23PM (#11685592)
Hmm... I wonder if there's any legal principle by which GE would have any legal claim to a trademark based on the word Steinmetz. A quick USPTO search only turns up 3 Steinmetz related trademarks and none appear to be associated with GE. One is a lawyer who's last name is Steinmetz. The others are random stuff. shrug
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