Knotts' coaster name quasi-confirmed.

A friend did some searching on USPTO and he found that Knotts (Cedar Fair) has the Trademark for SILVER BULLET . It's all registered and ready to go. It was filed on 5/28/03 and its serial number is 76517716.

[edited to include link] http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=doc&state=j2ehgi.2.1

Well I guess the rumors about Project: Silver Bullet were correct afterall. :)

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*** This post was edited by Swoosh 9/17/2003 6:42:35 PM ***

This kind of ruins the surprise but at the same time good find!

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Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes, that way if they get upset with you, they'll be that much further away from you with no shoes.

Hey, what about the shot glasses??? ;)

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"I go out at 3 o' clock for a quart of milk and come home to my son treating his body like an amusement park!" - Estelle Costanza

Don't slow down tonight with the Silver Bullet. Meh.

Bad beer, bad coaster name.

Since it's in Fiesta Village (sorta) I think it should be called La Chupacabra.

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Mike Miller - Tonight is kind of special, the coaster we ride must say something more somehow...so tonight, tonight, let it be Intamin. (yes, I'm aware it's going to be a B & M)

They had to choose Silver Bullet....M:TR is already copyrighted ;)

el mOOSHO

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Well it fits into the Ghost Town theme and we know it won't be a coninuation of the Bird of Prey theme. But perhaps that just means it won't be an invert.

-Brent (yeah so what if I am starting stuff ;)) Kneebush

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MAGNUM HAD MY BABY!

I hate coninuations ;)

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Like MagnumForce said, its in Ghost Town, not Fiesta Village. In truth, it is technically located in the Indian Trails area. However, I think that Indian Trails is on its way out as Silver Bullet comes in. So that would make it a part of Ghost Town, hence the Western sort of name Silver Bullet.

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The "Silver Bullet" was a fairly long lived ad campaign for Coors. While I personally don't see them relinquishing the trademark, it is possible that they let it expire.The other explanation is that CF bought the rights.

I doubt Coors cares, otherwise this coaster would not have been operating in the US as Silver Bullet since 1979.

mOOSH

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They were going to name it Timberhawk until they checked the copyright. It's going to be very pretty. :)

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I was going to ask, what exactly is the point of registering a word like that? Like on CP's site, Chaos has a trademark on it - you mean to tell me that there isn't another ride in the United States called (legally) Chaos? And if there is, CP can sue them to have it changed? That seems like it goes a little far. I can understand flagship coasters, but usually those names are original enough that they don't need to be copyrighted it seems ...

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Brett
Resident Launch Whore

Just because a trademark exists for one product doesn't mean it can't be used for another product. If that were the case, we'd have no Magnum (guns), Millennium Force (drink), among others. A claim for trademark infringement usually requires that the product be similar or related, and could cause "confusion in the marketplace," as they say. The fact that it was used as a beer slogan matters not, provided they don't try to sell beer in Silver Bullet souvenier mugs.

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What time does the water show start?

WTF?!?! Let me guess. It's theming will be full moons and werewolves, and Corey Haim and Gary Busey will be riding it on Media Day...

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As Homer Simpson, CF CEO would say 'Doh!'

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Robocoaster said:
WTF?!?! Let me guess. It's theming will be full moons and werewolves.

You know that was the first thing I thought of too when I heard that they were thinking of calling it Silver Bullet - at least they can theme it for HAUNT. ;)

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SWOOSH
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The name has been floating around for awhile. What's funny is, Silver Bullet has always been the nickname for the silver train on Ghostrider.

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*Something* wicked this way comes...to the west coast in "late" 2004!

How soon the Chaos of Opryland is forgotten.

Robo, isn't there ENOUGH Gary Busey around as it is...my vote goes to more Stephen King...:)
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I'd guess impulse?

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