Jerry Falwell Claims Name is Trademarked

Posted by timothy on Sunday July 7, 2002 @01:18PM from the have-a-nice-fall dept.

GigsVT writes: "The Lynchburg News And Advance of Virginia reports that Rev. Jerry Falwell is seeking a permanant injunction against the holder of www.jerryfalwell.com The catch is that he is arguing that his name is a valuable brand, in effect, he is arguing that he is selling religion. There are also some other interesting tidbits, such as the rules of jurisdiction, based on whether a site is interactive or not. Falwell has also sent lawyers to Geneva to appeal to the WIPO, their requests were denied."

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Trademarked? by Jerry_Falwell · 2002-07-07 15:02 · Score: 5, Funny

Oh Crap ....
In other news by Jedi+Creed · 2002-07-07 19:53 · Score: 5, Funny

Jesus Christ is suing Jerry Faldwell for trademark violation. Counsel for the plaintiff say that Mr. Faldwell benefiting from what has become a valuable name. The defendent so far has refused to comment.

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