"NATO G10" can be trademarked????

I read the following post at another forum and was surprised to see that International Watchman, Inc. was able to trademark the term "NATO G10"...

Here is the post:

I normally keep a low profile on forums but thought everybody should be aware of this.

Just for your information please do not call NATO G10 straps by this nomenclature!

Just had all my listings pulled and the reason given:-

Thank you for your recent listing on eBay.

The rights owner or an agent authorized to act on behalf of the rights owner, International Watchman, Inc., notified eBay that this listing breaches intellectual property rights. When eBay receives a report of this type of breach, we remove the listing to comply with the law.

Your listing was reported for using a logo that infringes on the rights owner's trademark

NATO and NATO G10 are licensed, registered trademarks of International Watchman, Inc...All rights are reserved...Any unauthorized use of said trademarks, is deemed an infringement...Style, like, for, or fits, does NOT negate the proprietary rights, governed by law...Counterfeit, and or any imitated goods bearing the trademark names, will also be considered a violation of trademark infringement...
Registered trademarks cannot be used to sell any like products in title or description of unlicensed products.....You are in direct violation of our said trademark rights, governed by the USPTO…….
You need to remove United States from worldwide shipping...You are in violation as long as eBay customers can purchase
through U.S. auctions...

Questions about the specific violation should be addressed to International Watchman, Inc.

You can send an email to: iwinato@gmail.com

So if you want to express your comments to this company in registering these names as Trademarks, the terminolgy which our company has used for at least 40+ years in supply MOD and customers all over the world please feel free to do so.

Original post is here --->>> http://www.mwrforum.net/forums/showthread.php?p=174949


What do you guys think about this?????