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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. Litigious bastards by AKAImBatman · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Jones Day(TM) is going to have to get in line. SCO has existing use claims on linking litigious bastards, based on their extensive use of the mark between 2002 through present.

    It's too bad the legal system isn't more accessible to the common man or baseless suits with intent to crush or scare wouldn't get filed so often.

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  2. Lawyers :::sigh::: by copious28 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Man, cant the lawyers fight something that is more useful, like crooked Wall Street firms? What a waste of the court's resources.