SURVIVOR, I said SURVIVOR.....

I've seen the term used numerous times in Mopar Action, so he'd have to sue them as well. And if he specifically said 'patent' IIRC, that needs to be something technical where the applicant has submitted documentation showing how it is different from 'prior art' of the technology. How about the TV show?

If it's Trademark or Service Mark, those are different, but I seem to remember a case not too long ago (maybe the 'Let's Roll' from Sept 11?) where someone tried to trademark a word or phrase and the judge turned the application down. It should be pretty easy to document that other folks were using the term in reference to unrestored but still pristine examples long before him.

Ask politely for a copy of the documentation for his supposed 'right' to be the only one to use a word from the dictionary and tell him once you've had it reviewed by your attorney, you'll get back to him...

Jay