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FREE the Backcountry

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Michael Nalewaja
6 years ago

There is just no way you should be able to trademark “backcountry.” It is something you used for your company; however, it’s not a unique or original term that you came up with.

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Ryan Heesch
6 years ago

Free Indeed! Stop you bullying BS!

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Josh Bennett
6 years ago

You will never come back from this in my eyes.

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Greg
6 years ago

Shut them down

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Scott Fleming
6 years ago

There are many options for purchasing outdoor gear on the internet for me to support you company.

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Andy
6 years ago

Boycott backcountry

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Emil
6 years ago

It continues to amaze me that the copyright/trademark legislation is si absurd that it's possible to trademark common words or phrases.

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Joey Scrib
6 years ago

Free the backcountry!

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Ruairi S
6 years ago

How can you try to copyright a term or word that predates your business? Behaving as if you’re some small company that made good, instead of one that has been bought out by a large and faceless corporation with little to no shared ideals or roots, is just a PR spin and a gormless attempt to placate an angry industry. Too little, too late. Time to rebrand, I think your name has been sullied to the point of no return.

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Jeff
6 years ago

Longtime customer that has been disgusted with your predatory practices. Please that this petition to heart and make restitution to those you have attacked. Simply Backcountry is a word that you don’t own.

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Stephen howes
6 years ago

backcountry is our world

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Anonymous
6 years ago

Please and Thank you!

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Connie Self
6 years ago

Make amends and move forward with grace and humility.

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Brad Maxwell
6 years ago

Stop it now!

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Jonathan Hall
6 years ago

Backcountry.com, I’ve been proud for so many years to purchase so much of my gear from a good, reputable, local Utah company that has wonderful employees, great customer service and has done well in promoting the spirit of getting out and enjoying the “backcountry.” Every time I walk into the store in West Valley City, I’m always happy with the service. You have good people that work for you! But TSG has corrupted that by attacking small businesses and entrepreneurs. Backcountry shouldn’t be owned by any business! And until you fix this and make reparations to all those who’ve trampled in this warpath, I’ll be boycotting and encouraging everyone I know to boycott all 66 of the companies owned by TSG listed on TSG consumer.com. I pray you’ll make things right quickly!

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Mary Gesicki
6 years ago

Let’s be kind to one another.

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Sarah H
6 years ago

#YouDontOwnBackcountry it belongs to everyone. It's not a corporation. It's a code of ethics, a community. People have the right to use it.

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George Haskett
6 years ago

It is silly to think someone can claim ownership of such a generic term.

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Mike Smith
6 years ago

Nobody owns “backcountry!” Please stop harassing hard working passionate entrepreneurs! The fact that this is even a legal battle is unamerican. This is supposed to be a land of opportunity and your corporate lawyers are trying to crush these folks and it’s nonsense! They pose no threat to you! Just think if you didn’t have the silly trademark you wouldn’t have to pay exorbitant amounts of money to defend it.

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Zach Burns
6 years ago

Backcountry belongs to us all.