Sgt Joch Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 priceless: http://www.thinkgeek.com/blog/2010/06/officially-our-bestever-cease.html apparently, the pork marketing board and their lawyers have no sense of humour...or common sense. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Intelligence was never a prerequisite to pass the bar in any state. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costard Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 'tis the law that is an ass. I think the lawyers would have had fun with this one (but still charged it). Genericized trademark. The legal team has to be seen to be making all efforts to protect the trademark or lose the trademark to the public domain and the account to another team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Joch Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 maybe the story is not that clear, the Think Geek website came out with "canned unicorn" as an april fool's joke with the slogan "the new white meat". The pork marketing board had its lawyers send a 12 page "cease and desist" letter to Think Geek. No one at the Board or the law firm realized it was a joke even though it seems pretty obvious when you read the ad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Laws are written by lawyers for the most part. I rest my case. Cases of beer are heavy, y'know? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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