P4/5 Go-kart

HA!

That's pretty badass! I wonder if Jimmy has seen it yet?

 

awesome!

Needs one of those miniature V8s or V12s

 

Cool! Wonder if Jim sanctioned this...

 

That is awesome looking.

 

Many years ago I licenced him the right to make P 4/5 Go Karts. Not to use any Ferrari badging. So far I've received nothing.

 

You might want to check you licensing scheme a bit better.
What if he gets into racing and beats one of your cars with one of those?

 

Did he not have to pay anything for the licence? - If he was supposed to pay and has not then legal action should be taken to either get the money owed or remove the licence and force the production of these go-karts to stop.

If the licence was for a share of any money from go-karts sold then it could be that they simply haven't sold any so there's no money to be had.
By the same token, if any have been sold then again, legal action is required to recoup any monies owed.

As for the Ferrari badging, you cannot licence him to use those anyway (yes, I know you're already aware of that! ), and if he's not paid Ferrari to be able to use their trademark then I suspect he's about to receive a nasty letter from Ferrari's legal department!

Based on our previous communications about protecting your IP rights when it comes to the P4/5, I'm slightly surprised that you have not taken legal action already (subject to the terms of the licence of course!)

 

Ferrari P4/5 op 2:3 schaal | Nieuws | Auto Moto d'Italia

google translate:

One of the special creations during Auto Moto d'Italia comes from Cor van Kooten. Cor has a replica model of the Ferrari P4 / 5. Cor says: "I've got years ago contact Jim Glickenhaus because I had made ​​on a scale of 2:3 a Ferrari P4. He thought I had done this very well and liked to have further contact. For him I have a P4 when wireframe made ​​on a scale of 1:3. I later invited Jim to come to Paris and admire. 1:1 his car Here the idea was born to create. Scaling a I got an engineer at Pininfarina all the information necessary to make. Most accurate possible model This is a scaling in 2:3 and is about 3m20 long. The Ferrari has a 500cc engine, suspension and disc brakes all around, a digital dash, bucket seats and more. "

 

I agree.

 

Just a guy who tried to make something that didn't sell. We told him long ago not to use Ferrari Badging. So far he's sold none so far as I know.

 

I suspect he priced himself out of the market and wasn't prepared/able to lower his price to encourage sales.
In many situations, when someone believes they have a product worth big money, they seem unable to accept the fact that it's not selling due to the price!

As the old adage goes: "An item is only worth what someone is prepared to pay for it!"


I would say though that it's very arrogant to use Ferrari's Trademark without authorisation, and even more arrogant to ignore the good advice given on the subject from a Gentleman such as yourself.

Frankly, it's business suicide if Ferrari decide to take legal action on the matter, and the guy could end up losing everything he owns! - That seems like a silly risk to take to Me!

 

How much is he asking for? I am interested in beautiful go karts!