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Re: Trademark infringement by LEGO and Lucasfilm?
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lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general
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Sun, 29 Dec 2002 06:19:01 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
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> Hi, everyone.
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> I found 2003 SW sets at the Wal-Mart in Livonia, MI, and the
> assortment included Jabba's palace. Well, I looked on the side,
> where it showed the figures, and saw that one was named "Gonk
> Droid™". Now, if memory serves, this term was actually coined
> by one of our *own*:
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> http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=34495
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> So, Mr. Sullivan, is there any litigation pending? ;)
Actually, according to starwars.com the name is "GNK droid"...
http://www.starwars.com/collecting/news/2002/12/news20021219.html#3
Did the paper you have actuall say 'Gonk' or was it 'GNK'? If it was a Lego
paper that said "Gonk" then the litigation would be directed towards Lego,
since starwars.com does not actually say "Gonk" (from what I have seen).
Mark P
http://www.landofbricks.com
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