Originally Posted by
bhkyte
Brompton still claimed " intellectual rights" when I tried to sell a Merc on ebay advertised as having genuine Brompton parts. Ebay pulled the advert twice under Bromptons complains. Have they any right to do this or were Ebay simply pandering to Bromptoms demands?
Probably it is related to the Merc, not the parts. Brompton had traction in courts protecting the industrial design of their bikes and EBay wants to stay lawful and cut legal expenses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brompto...le#Court_cases