Ever wondered what happened to the BMW/MINI lawyers being heavy-handed with MCOL?
This recent Autoweek article tells us that the issue is as yet unresolved but is continuing to get media coverage. The bad part of this article is seeing that Mike McHale (previously a MINI USA good guy) is agreeing with the lawyers now.
And if you have not done so, please remember to sign the petition.
Something quite amusing and somewhat related that I stumbled over tonight – the “Snorty And Co” web site which has lots of Mini related cartoons (including some a little agressive towards MINIs).
This one I am sure is related to BMW/MINI lawyer activities (which occurred in England long before they affected USA):
Here are links to a couple of my favorite Snorty cartoons:
MINI 2001 – A Space Odyssey
The Italian Job Remake Runs Into Trouble
M&I / GBMINI 
Yes, that was definitely aimed at the BMW “protection” of the Mini name, when they started threatening garages who used “mini” in the name, who had, if anything, supported the marque for years.
It seemed heavy-handed and vicious at the time, because they were largely relying on legal bullying – “We’re bigger and have got more lawyers”.