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Re: Can they do like this?
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lugnet.publish, lugnet.general
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Fri, 28 Jan 2000 04:03:22 GMT
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lpieniazek@noveraSPAMCAKE.com
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Wow! Thanks for that pointer. That was interesting indeed. So in your
considered opinion, when Lego requests that Lego not appear in domain
names of fannish sites, are they harboring a valid concern? Similarity
is higher than in the Hasbro case, but likelihood of confusion seems
low.
Also, and more germane to the thread, is Maersk on solid ground (so to
speak) when it protests use of its trademark on a depiction of a ship
that's sinking? What jurisdiction would it fall under? Danish? Swedish?
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| (...) I guess the answer depends upon the domain name (I waffle just like a real lawyer :)). Clearly www.legos.com and www.lego.org would both be a problem using the "likelihood of confusion" test. Both of those domain names could draw internet (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.general)
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| The area of trademark law is a bit fluffy (short on hard and fast rules). For an interesting trademark law case that discusses the law of trademarks as it relates to internet domain names, check out the decision in Hasbro, Inc. v. Clue Computing at: (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.general)
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