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Chicago Law Firm Sues Over Hyperlink To Trademarked Name

Posted by timothy on from the quick-don't-ever-mention-any-company-names dept.

TheSpoom writes "Large Chicago law firm Jones Day are suing internet startup BlockShopper over the issue of whether linking to a business with their trademarked name should be legal. It would seem they are using trademark dilution as a tool to get BlockShopper to cease linking to their website. The EFF has filed an amicus curiae, as might be expected. If Jones Day wins this suit, anyone linking using a trademarked name may be in legal hot water."

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  1. News at 11. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Next in news: all trademarked names sink on Google.

  2. Jones Day Contact Form by DankNinja · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let 'em know what you think:

    http://www.jonesday.com/contact/contact.aspx

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  3. Re:Litigious bastards by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who are Jones Day anyway? How could Jones Day be concerned with trademark dilution if nobody outside of their own damn office building knows who they are? If they were to become popular nationwide, i'd hope it'd be because of this discussion on slashdot - but would the Streisand effect be good or bad for Jones Day?

    p.s. Jones Day sucks.

  4. Yes, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    How would Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo! feel about this?

    1. Re:Yes, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Why, I agree good sir! It's a good thing Jones Day didn't patent it first!

  5. Dan Reidy by DankNinja · · Score: 5, Funny

    Better yet,

    contact the guy in charge:

    Daniel E. Reidy

    Tel: 1.312.269.4140
    Fax: 1.312.782.8585

    Email: dereidy@jonesday.com

  6. Re:Jones Day Is Based In Cleveland by andy1307 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Asshole

  7. Re:How not to advertise your business by AlHunt · · Score: 5, Funny

    I had fun lately with some telemarketer calling to "update their database" - certainly not to try and SELL us anything. This is the last kind of crap we want.

    I asked for her fax number so I could fax her our "Database Inclusion Agreemnet". They'd need to fill it out and return it with either the $2,500 annual license fee to include our copyrighted corporate name in their database or the $25,000 "Lifetime License Agreement". I explained that by including us without such agreement and fee we felt they would be guilty of copyright infringement and be referred to our legal department.

    Not surprisingly, I got hung up on. I really need to get to work on that inclusion agreement. And get a legal department.

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  8. Re:I say we give 'em what they want. by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm looking at you funny. WHACHAGONNADOABOUTIT?

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