Shelby loses court battle to trademark Cobra shape

The Real Deal: A 1964 Shelby Cobra, CSX2557 – Click above for high-res image gallery

Shelby and Factory Five Racing have been going at it for years. Back in 2000, Shelby filed suit against the Massachusetts-based replica builder, which resulted in Factory Five being allowed to continue building cars as long as it made no reference to the terms "Cobra," "427 S/C," "Shelby," "Shelby Cobra," "Daytona Coupe" or "Daytona Coupe Cobra." Eight years of apparent peace passed until Shelby again filed suit against FFR because the company felt that the the replica builder's Type 65 Coupe name was too close to its Shelby Daytona Coupe. The court ruled in favor of Factory Five.

The two companies went back to court a third time because Shelby recently attempted to patent the shape of the Cobra. Well, the case has been settled and the result is yet effectively another victory for Factory Five Racing. The United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board felt that the shape of the Cobra does not solely belong to Carroll Shelby. Factory Five had the following to say:

"On October 13th, 2010, the court denied his application and our opposition was successful. We felt that if he were to get a trademark on the Cobra shape, his PR machine would use that to make the legitimate replica industry look bad. Our position was that a Shelby trademark would have ignored the factual history of the car, which started life as an AC car with a Ford engine in it, as well as completely discounting the huge contributions that replica guys have made to the car's continuing legacy since the 1970's. We have never denied Shelby's part in history, but he has enjoyed huge popularity, in-part, due to replicas.

Looking back, our little company has done more than anyone ever to secure this car for all. Factory Five Racing and our customers have made such a huge contribution to the industry over the years.

I am attaching the Court's opinion as a PDF document here so you can read it for yourself. Factory Five Racing does not use the word COBRA to describe our products."

You can weigh in on the outcome for yourself and read the full, 49-page ruling of the of the court here: Shelby vs FFR.







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SEMA 2010: HRE Wheels homers with the Oakley Design 458 and a Gumpert Apollo

HRE had a trio of cars parked in its booth, one of them being a Ferrari 458 Italia tuned by British aftermarket house Oakely Design. The car was showed off for the first time in June, and in white, and Oakley said it would build just five. The production was upped to the seven, and this one here comes in a hue red rich enough to make Sleeping Beauty want to take another bite.

The carbon fiber lip up front boosts downforce by more than 50 pounds, and the sliver of a rear spoiler adds about 48 more pounds of aero downforce to the rear axle at 150 miles per hour. A carbon fiber roof panel, mirror housings and 20-inch HRE wheels complete the coupe's Jenny Craig makeover, with the rims subtracting 11 pounds at each corner. Performance mods tune the car to 632 horsepower, and a reflashed ECU is meant to make the most of it. Oakley's work is said to reduce the 0-62 mph time to three seconds and top speed is a lofty 208 mph.

Just in front of that was a Gumpert Apollo, rarely seen on the big-rim circuit, wearing a set of single-lug-nut HRE's, and a Porsche GT3 RS with some fire-engine red multi-spokes. They're all in the gallery of high-res photos below.



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actor Joo JinMo is back with another photo shoot for underwear brand Bodyguard MW

Worst inner wear ad is by Calvin Klein


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Park Jungmin loses 10kg for hisComeback

SS501‘s sexy charisma Park Jungmin recently uploaded a photo in his Facebook of him working out. Well, it has been revealed that he has actually lost 10kg for his upcoming comeback!

Park Jungmin’s solo album is set to be released on the 25th of November and in light of his comeback, he has been seen working diligently to return with a fresh and manlier look. A CNR Media representative reveals, “Apart from losing 10kg by exercising,his diet is also in collocation with the exercise. Fans think that this process is difficult but he put in effort for it, and looks more handsome.”

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JYP Entertainment to hold their own ‘Family Concert’

JYP Entertainment has decided to hold their own ‘JYP Family Concert‘.

A representative from JYPE confirmed “On December 24th, JYP Entertainment singers will get together to hold a family concert. Because this is our first concert, we are preparing carefully.”

Park Jin Young, 2PM, miss A and San-E will definitely be in the line-up of performances that night. Unfortunately the Wonder Girls and 2AM (solo concert on same day) are currently in the midst of trying to make it to the concert, but they are not confirmed as yet. The concert will be held at the Seoul Olympic Stadium.

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KARA chosen as fixed MCs for Japanese music program

The members of KARA have been chosen as fixed MCs for a Japanese music program.

According to Fuji TV, KARA will be appearing on their talk show music program, “Sakigake! Ongaku Banzuke“, starting November 3rd.

Representatives of the program previously visited KARA in Korea last month in order to report on KARA’s “Jumping” album jacket photo shoot.

KARA will be the MCs for only the show’s opening and ending segments since they must promote in both Korea and Japan. A three month old rookie singer being given the MC position to a famous music program is definitely an exceptional case for both industries.

KARA will be releasing their second Japanese single, “Jumping,” on the 10th, along with a Korean mini-album on the 17th. “Girls Talk” will be released on the 24th. Their Japanese management agency is currently predicting 200,000 in album sales.

New Official images of Girls' Generation(소녀시대) @ SNSD

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Did you know Yuri & Tiffany battled for “Mistake”

SNSD’s latest track on their “Hoot” mini-album, “Mistake,” earned much attention after its release for being written by member Yuri herself.

The members revealed in a recent interview that Tiffany and Yuri had to battle one another in order to get their lyrics included in the album. The members stated, “They both battled until the very end, although Yuri won. Yuri’s lyrics about a heart breaking crush must’ve fit better with the song than Tiffany’s lyrics about never ending love.”

Yuri stated, “I’ve always wanted to personally contribute to the album. Lyrics that I had already written up fit well with our new song, so it was a great chance and opportunity. It was very different watching us perform a song that I wrote, as it almost made me choke up.”

When asked whether her lyrics stem from personal experience, Yuri shook her head before answering, “I have a habit of writing down things on a memo while reading. These lyrics were influenced by some notes I took from a book.”

Member Tiffany added, “I like writing as well. Should I receive another opportunity, I will take it and go with something stronger.”

The remaining members expressed their desire to participate in their next album production as well. Taeyeon has been busily studying about writing music, while Seohyun has been taking lessons on jazz piano.

The group claimed that their goal was to produce an album with nine different songs written and composed by each of them. The title track will be decided by a game of rock, paper, scissor.

Interview: Malique

He’s the other half of Malaysia’s most celebrated hip hip act Too Phat with Joe Flizzow. Despite his low-key presence in the scene, his music speaks louder than words. The Anugerah Industri Muzik winner is finishing his trilogy KO: The Mixtape and took time out to speak to JUICE.


Heya Malique. How’s 2010 treating you so far?
Very good, thank you.

OK and KO: The Mixtape have done so well since its release. How do you feel about the success?
For 1 year’s worth of planning, the results have been for a lifetime. So I’m happy.

How personal was OK for you?
Very, very personal.

What’s up with the Scarface association for that album?
There was only one line referring to that movie in the entire album. But I did watch it repeatedly during the production of OK.

Let’s talk about your upcoming album TKO (Peace Out). Why is it titled that and why are you calling it the final solo album?
TKO is the final chapter in a trilogy, which I planned in 2007 and sealing in 2010. Everything has been according to plan, riding on one base concept. Whatever I have failed to execute due to time constraints, lack of money and lack of support in my first album OK, I’m fixing with TKO. OK was imperfect.

Who worked on this upcoming album?
The best from OK and KO, and some new people I discovered along the way that I felt deserved to be there. Amongst them is Ariz, Qarma’s newest artist. Besides me, I feel that there are no other Malay acts, so it’s time Malay rap takes its own form and structure.

How long has it been in the works and when can we expect TKO (Peace Out) to be released?
I started right after the recent AIM (Anugerah Industri Muzik) and I’m releasing it in December 2010.

What is it about Najwa that made you two team up again on ‘Senyum’?
If you see legend potential in someone, keep on doing songs with them until they are recognized. The first time, ‘Kau Yang Punya’ from the OK album went unnoticed, or a lot of people who did not understand the concept of a remake were associating it with The Roots’ original. So we kept on trying. She has potential to be legendary because of the quality of her singing, which is rare. So I’ll keep working with her until she comes up with a legendary album and I hope to produce it.

How was the reunion with Joe Flizzow to bring back Too Phat?
If you mean in ‘2010 Masih Hip Hop’, it was our first recording together in 5 years. But things have changed, technology-wise. So ‘Masih Hip Hop’ was a warm-up for us. But the chemistry has always been there, so it was very easy working with him again. There’s going to be another Too Phat album - our 5th one.

When can we expect it to be released?
Next year or the year after. I’m doing a kids album simultaneously.

What do you remember most from the early days of Too Phat?
The groupies.

What does Joe Flizzow mean to you?
Joe is my brother.

You’ve been on the down low for a long time. Do you think this ‘gimmick’ is working towards your advantage?
Laying low from you. But for me and my company, I’ve been writing every day, working hard. Yes, in that sense it’s working to my advantage because other people’s inputs always start with a “but”. So I’ve been doing my thing alone, and it’s been very good.

There’s so much talk about you. How do you handle the ‘gossips’?
I don’t know of any and if there are, I don’t read them.

When are we going to be able to see Malique live on stage again?
When sponsors agree to a Too Phat nationwide tour and subsequently, an Asian tour.

What do you think of the current music scene?
Too many good singers, too few good producers

Which local acts are you checking out these days?
Not checking out, but still waiting for another Too Phat - in vain. Or in other genres another Ruffedge or VE. Acts with that legendary vibe. There have been none yet.

If there is one song to describe you, what would it be?
‘Dalam Aku Ada Hantu’.

Where would you like to see yourself in 10 years?
I really don’t know.

If you could say something to your fans out there, what would it be?
Keep it real.

What are your top 5 albums of all time?
In no particular order: Malique’s TKO (Peace Out), LL Cool J’s Walking with a Panther, The Notorious BIG’s Life After Death, Damian Marley’s Welcome to Jamrock and Eminem’s Slim Shady LP.

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Love Magazine shoots another Nude cover

Love Magazine obviously loves naked bodies, because every issue has featured a naked or nearly naked person on the cover. Beth Ditto was nude on the first issue, Alex Hartley was shirtless on issue 2, Kate Moss Naomi, Lara Stone and cast of supermodels were nude on the cover of issue 3 and now Kelly Brook is naked on the cover of Issue 4. I know the financial crisis is still looming but is it possible to sell a fashion mag without having naked models on every cover?

Kelly Brook's NSFW Nude Love Magazine cover:

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