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Litigation Against The Mobilix Mobile Unix Website

Posted by timothy on from the filthy-luchre dept.

powerset writes: "Mobilix has just posted a news item describing a legal challenge from the holder of the 'Asterix' and 'Obelix' trademarks. Despite widespread use of the '-ix' suffix as documented in the note, a quarter million dollars in damages and prison time are being threatened, and the note also mentions a possible connection to the SuSE case."

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  1. In other news by tunah · · Score: 3, Funny

    In other news, Simpsons creator Matt Groening announced plans to sue all Bartenders, margerine manufacturers, and Grampas.

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    Free Java games for your phone: Tontie, Sokoban
  2. A little rhyme to fit the times... by itwerx · · Score: 2, Funny

    If Asterix
    Had Mobilix
    Just think of
    All the benefix!

    'Course if Obelix
    Had Mobilix
    All the tech-support-nix
    Would be pulling
    Out their battle-ix...

    [pause]
    (Sotto voce) - That's the plural of battle-axe...
    [/pause]

    ...And removing his appendix!