Hormel Sues Over SpamArrest Name

slammin'j writes "According to this article from the Star Tribune, Hormel has filed a lawsuit against Spam Arrest LLC. for endangering "substantial goodwill and good reputation" of their meat product, Spam. If Hormel wins, it could be bad news for umpteen companies that make use of the word spam in their name."

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SPAM - Joke of the meat industry

[jonman_d]

..."'substantial goodwill and good reputation' of their meat product'..."

Oh come on, who do they think they're kidding?

SPAM - isn't it already a generic term?

[skurk]

Spam means, when talking about email, unsolicited bulk email. Enlarge your penis, debt-free now, viagra online - you know the drill.

I believe the Spam Co. will loose this case, due to the fact that "spam" now has become a generic term in the e-mail world, like Sony did over the "walkman" trademark.

Here's a good story, in case you want to read more about earlier trademark disputes.