Mad Dogg Athletics, Inc. markets

bicycle A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-powered assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A is called a cyclist, or bicyclist. Bic ...

s, men’s and women’s apparel, shoes, accessories, music, videos, heart rate monitors, and functional training equipment online. It also provides training services.

History

Mad Dogg Athletics is based in Venice, California and was founded by

Johnny G Jonathan Goldberg (born 1956, in Johannesburg, South Africa), known as Johnny G, is a South African cyclist, and developer of the indoor cycling program called Spinning. Spinning Johnny G developed the Spinning program in 1987. He was trai ...

and John Baudhuin in 1994.

Trademarks

Mad Dogg Athletics owns the trademarks "Spin", "Spinner", and "Spinning" for

spinning (exercise) Indoor cycling, often called spinning, is a form of exercise with classes focusing on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity (race days) and recovery, and involves using a special stationary exercise bicycle with a weighted flywheel in a ...

programs and exercise equipment. Mad Dogg Athletics also worked closely with Star Trac, which was the licensed distributor of its commercial line of Spinner stationary bicycles. They have now partnered with Precor to manufacture their line of commercial Spinner bikes. On 21 Jul 2014, OHIM’s Cancellation Division issued its decision on an application by Czech company Aerospinning Master Franchising Ltd., s.r.o. to revoke a Community trade mark "SPINNING": The

CTM CTM is an initialism that may stand for: Companies and organizations * Compagnie de Transports au Maroc, a Moroccan public bus transport company * Companhia de Telecomunicações de Macau, a Macau telecommunications company * Confederation of Mex ...

proprietor's rights in respect of Community trademark No 175 117 are revoked in their entirety as from 07/02/2012. In June 2010, Batavus recognized Mad Dogg's trademarks, reaching a settlement and agreeing to discontinue use of the Spinning trademarks in relation to the manufacture of Batavus's indoor cycling bikes. The trademark "Spinning & Fitness" was officially cancelled on February 11, 2014 after the Czech company Aerospinning Master Franchising Ltd. filed petition for cancellation with the Czech trademark office. Mad Dogg Athletics has enforced their trademarks despite doubts about validity of their word trademark "spinning". In Mad Dogg Athletics, Inc. versus Batavus B.V. ruling the court agrees with Batavus, a Dutch bicycle manufacturer: Mad Dogg’s trademarks have become generic.

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*{{official website, http://www.maddogg.com/ Health clubs in the United States Physical exercise Cycle retailers Exercise equipment companies Medical and health organizations based in California