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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana
Trademarking the sound of an engine is ridiculous. I can make a knock-off soda that tastes the same, I can make a knock-off perfume that smells the same, but I can't make an engine that happens to sound like a Harley-Davidson? Engine noise is a side effect, it's like trademarking exhaust fumes.
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Mercedes and BMW have entire departments, designing the "new smell" of the interior or the sound of the engine. Even the slap of the door! I guess that's true for all high-end (=expensive) cars. I don't think, they would be able to sue because of "similar smell". But this effort shows: Such ridiculous stuff obviously is worth investing heavily.