Feb 4 2008
American Tire Corporation (ATC) has denied any involvement or relationship with Alpha Mining Systems’ trade secret case as reported in the article “Tire maker wins trade secret case” published in the Herald-Tribune, a Sarasota, Florida newspaper, on January 31, 2008.
In this case, ATC is mentioned as follows: “For example, Del-Nat Tire Corp. and American Tire Corp. were buying a combined average of $1.9 million per month from Alpha until April 2005, when they stopped buying anything.”
Based on the above statement, the global audiences might be misled and American Tire Corporation’s reputation will probably be hurt because this news has been spread worldwide through different media online meanwhile ATC has received many enquiries from its global clients regarding the reported trade secret case.
Accordingly, American Tire Corporation has to make the following declarations:
- The full business name “American Tire Corporation” (ATC) is a legal name registered with the U.S. government. ATC will investigate into any illegal use of the name of “American Tire Corporation” in addition to the Herald-Tribune‘s reported case and reserve all rights to take actions to protect its business interests.
- American Tire Corporation has neither heard of both Alpha Mining Systems and its defendant Sam Vance, nor any business with them.
- Also, as a government supported U.S. OTR tire manufacturer, ATC has neither involved in any illegal activity, nor any intention to involve in any illegal activity. ATC has no reasons to do business and in fact has never done any business with Alpha Mining Systems’ Chinese competitor Guizhou Tire Co.
- ATC has its own technology and engineering team to develop all sizes of OTR tires. ATC objects to any theft or misappropriation of any business entity’s trade secret or confidential information.
- ATC appreciates any legal protection against business secret and intellectual property.
Aiming to become the largest and best manufacturer for 63” and 57" tires, American Tire Corporation is a well-established OTR tire manufacturer which has created a few FIRST in the OTR tire industry.
Posted February 4th , 2008