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| FishTails: Jan.
2000 |
RANGER NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
For additional information
Contact Lori Hoffpauir
(870) 453-2222
rangermarketing@rangerboats.com
www.rangerboats.com
Ranger Boats Receives First Protection Under The Law.
ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THE RANGER LEGEND...
Wood Manufacturing Company, maker of Ranger Boats, has accepted the honor of receiving the first-ever "Protected
Design" copyright registration from the U.S. Government. Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters remarked,
"For the first time in U.S. history there is federal protection for industrial hull designs." She even
signed the original document at the ceremony, a rare occurrence, because she felt the event held greater than usual
significance for industrial copyright protection.
Ranger Boats president Randy Hopper was presented the copyright certificate at a special ceremony in the Thomas
Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C. This is the first copyright registration of a hull design for any manufacturer.
According to Hopper, "We believe the honor of being chosen as the first to receive a copyrighted hull design
helps validate the way Ranger owners feel about their boats." Issued under the Vessel Hull Design Protection
Act, the certificate protects the Ranger 522VX Comanche hull design.
This copyright registration paves the way for manufacturers to "reassure customers they are purchasing an
original design," said Hopper, "and will give all manufacturers more confidence to make stronger investments
in research and development."
Ranger Boats, headquartered in Flippin, Arkansas, is the nation's largest manufacturer of premium quality fishing
boats, including a line of more than 40 freshwater boats, and a popular saltwater series. With emphasis on building
the best boats in the world, Ranger Boats is still building legends ...one at a time. |
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