“FN accuses Ruger of using a mark – “SFAR” – that is pronounced similarly to “SCAR” and used in connection with directly competing firearms. FN alleges that this action by Ruger is likely to cause confusion among consumers, leading them to believe there is some affiliation or association between Ruger’s products and FN’s “SCAR” branded firearms. The complaint details Ruger’s alleged intentional violations, including marketing efforts that leverage the “SFAR” mark without reference to Ruger, potentially trading upon FN’s established goodwill.”
From the attached legal document in the link. Makes Ruger sound downright underhanded:
“This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendant Ruger because the company regularly conducts business in this judicial District and has committed acts of trademark infringement, unfair competition, and unfair and deceptive trade practices affecting commerce in this District including, among other things, offering for sale and selling products in this District bearing trademarks that infringe upon FN’s trademark rights.”
How much of the market has Ruger taken away from FN with this rifle? I’m guessing a net $0. I don’t suspect there’s a big overlap in the venn diagram of SCAR people and Ruger people, at least for their semi auto rifle lines.
FN is reminding me of the time when Games Workshop tried to sue the entire rest of the gaming industry out of business claiming they had an exclusive trademark on tabletop miniatures games… didn’t work out well for them either.
Even better was the time Todd Bailey posted on various HK forums that he was in the process of buying HK (I think he meant he was going to buy A Hk) and once he owned the German manufacturer he was going to shut down all unauthorized HK websites.
Already talked about this at length in the SFAR thread, but I’ll reiterate my thoughts here: f@ck FN. I love my SCARs, always will. My favorite guns, by far. FN’s other products are also stellar in my opinion, from the M240 down to the FNX. Hell, I still think they made a better AR than Colt ever did. But this is just stupid. I hate Ruger, and would love to piss on Bill Ruger’s grave one day, but I really hope Ruger counter sues for frivolous lawsuit.
I’m no fan of SCAR either, but I really like my Ruger SFAR. Reasonably priced, battlefield accuracy. Nice and light. Mine is 16” version.
I won’t say if it will ultimately last 10/20/30K rounds, but I really doubt it will see half that in my lifetime, as I have .223 and 7.62*39 for that. This gun is built light…pretty solid, but lighter than the typical AR-10, so for an old guy like me, lighter is better on the joints as far as lifting/carrying is concerned. Recoil isn’t near as bad as a 12 gauge auto with trap loads, and I can shoot that all afternoon.
If you get a chance to handle one, i think it will surprise you.
Dude’s a troll an an ss, and if he seriously tried I’d PAY to see the smackdown the German gov put on him. They ain’t about to let THEIR International Merchant of Death have anything to do with anyone so gauche and declasse as an Amerikaner prole at the helm…