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Judge Denies TigerDirect's Request for Injunction
wallykeyster writes "As predicted in previous discussions the judge has ruled against TigerDirect's request for injunction to prevent Apple from using 'Tiger' in their advertising." I heard that both people who still held respect for TigerDirect no longer do.
Next up, TigerDirect sues Microsoft for using the word Direct in DirectX.
Tony the Tiger, you're next!
The number of trademarkable things is increasing daily, as more people go into business making more products.
The number of words in the English language, however, remains the same.
Just a namespace collision isn't evidence of trademark infringement. That requires (or should require -- I gave up on learning the details of IP law once I realized that it made no sense) one company to choose their name specifically to leech off another successful name.
Tigerdirect has been around since before Apple picked the name Tiger.
Apple wouldn't want anything to be named after such a shitty company.
So what's the deal?
IP rights? To the name "Tiger"?
Right.
How could a term like "Tiger" in any non-judicial sense (such as common sense) ever be accused of being an intellectual property?
Only if you say it indirectly.
Is it fascism yet?
I generally think the editor's comments are annoying attempts by them to try and sound funnier and smarter than they really are.
But this one at least made me smile. Lighten up. It's their website, not yours. They've been adding commentary like this for years, most of it's dumb, sure, but that's how the world works.
One time I threw a brick at a duck.
Yes, but you still don't have enough free vocabulary to relate the opening scene from The Flintstones. As you may recall, Fred puts the tiger out but it re-enters the house, not through the door but through the winspire.
My neighbor used to call me the same thing, until I stopped leaping out of the bushes in his front yard and scratching at his face.
'Thats they exact same thing a banana wrench monkey.'
So where can I moderate Cowboyneals comments on this story?
:)
In your hosts file.
Something like this should suit you nicely
64.236.24.28 slashdot.org
liqbase
And now Im in a wierd position, I would *love* to moderate you for that comment (up incase youi were wondering) but I cant because Ive commented, but you wouldnt have made that comment if I hadnt commented, so I couldnt have moderated you if I hadnt commented. Oh well :)
If the tables were turned, I'm sure apple would do the same thing to tiger direct. Apple has quite a colorful litigeous history.
On trademark infringement, companies don't sue other companies to try to cash in. They do it because if they don't attempt to protect their trademark, courts will rule that it isn't a trademark anymore and isn't protectible. Aspirin, Zipper.