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Intel Puts The Squeeze On ... A Yoga Foundation?

Posted by timothy on from the making-chips-instead-of-license-plates dept.

geogeek6_7 writes: "Intel Inc., everyone's favorite chipmaker, has apparently decided that they own the rights to the word 'Inside.' In proceedings bordering on the line of frivolity, the Yoga Inside Foundation has been tagged with trademark infringment in papers submitted to the PTO by Intel. The article states that Intel will most likely use the Trademark Dilution Act of 1995 in court." Don't worry, Intel doesn't want every instance of the word "Inside" -- only the ones that come right after another word. (Look at the meaning of "Inside" that the YIF is referring to, and the story gets even more absurd.)

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  1. New warning sign at Intel's headquarters... by tshak · · Score: 5, Funny

    WARNING: Lawyers Inside.

    --

    There is no longer anything that can be done with computers that is nontrivial and clearly legal. -- Paul Phillips
  2. The Intel Lawyer Trademark by Black+Art · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess the lawyers for Intel have a trademark on "Evil Inside".

    I guess their lawyers figure people will confused between yoga and a company with their head up their ass.

    --
    "Trademarks are the heraldry of the new feudalism."
  3. Seen outside Intel HQ... by phillymjs · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Litigious Assholes Inside"

    ~Philly

  4. Intel is just protecting consumer rights by 1001+0000 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I called intel tech support and they said the reason my new CPU won't boot is because its actually a 2 week yoga program. I felt a little embarrassed, but the techie said it's a common complaint and Intel is working on it.

  5. Rush Out 'n' Register by nick_davison · · Score: 5, Funny

    It kind of makes want to rush out and register "Just To Make Our Lawyers Fuzzy Inside". Just picture the court room.

    "Yes, your honor, we are suing Just To Make Our Lawyers Fuzzy Inside"

    Finally, some honesty in the legal system. :)

  6. NIN by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 4, Funny
    In other news, the rock band Nine Inch Nails was forced to recall copies of it's blockbuster album "The Downward Spiral" from store shelves. This in response to intense government pressure calling for censorship of the lyrics to the hit song "Closer".

    They will be shortly re-issuing the CD with these sanitized lyrics that are more compatible with current American sensitivities:

    I want to FUCK you like an animal

    I want to feel you from the in***e

    When asked for comment, band leader Trent Reznor said: "Yeah, I'm upset about this. But I feel better knowing that I've personally scored more chicks than all of the dorks working at Intel combined."

  7. Re:Keeping up Appearances. by Negadecimal · · Score: 5, Funny

    The yoga people are offering the Intel Exec's free lessons so that they can learn to be a little more "flexible."

    Intel should take a lesson from Southwest Airlines. A few years back, some small North Carolina company called them up claiming to have prior rights to "Just Plane Smart". And instead of threatening legal action, they suggested an arm-wrestling match - i.e. winner takes the trademark.

    Southwest actually sent a wrestler (who lost), and won a ton of PR points for it.

  8. Unfair tactics by tetro · · Score: 4, Funny

    How dare you people criticize the little guys like Intel. Larger non-profit (profit-making) business like YIF have forced feeble organizations like Intel into submission. Most people don't know that YIF distributes products such as the Yoga Pentium and the Yoga Celeron. Give peace a chance!

    --
    .smell my feet.