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Monster pwn'd: Finally they lose a lawsuit!

Post by ;ivlunsdystf » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:11 am

In the mpls star tribune yesterday I saw that "monster deer block", a salt lick product, was recently targeted by monster cable (if you still don't know about the evil monster cable legal stuff, go read their wikipedia entry)

The defense filed a dismissal motion on grounds that nobody is going to mistake a salt lick for an overpriced cable. The monster attorneys withdrew from the challenge.

I hope this can serve as a helpful precedent in other bullshit suits now.

Edit: link here http://consumerist.com/5027682/attorney ... udio-cable

or here http://tinyurl.com/tatermonster
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Post by mjau » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:14 am

Unbelievable. I wonder how many mom-and-pop stores Monster has threatened so far.
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Post by EricBenjaminBach » Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:11 am

Frivolous lawsuits make up something like 2% of the GDP.
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Post by @?,*???&? » Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:24 am

There are 7 levels to a trademark, some companies try to control all of them. Nice local story though in Minnapolis, if it were Arizona, I can't imagine they'd be talking about a Deer product!
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Post by ;ivlunsdystf » Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:45 am

@?,*???&? wrote:There are 7 levels to a trademark, some companies try to control all of them. Nice local story though in Minnapolis, if it were Arizona, I can't imagine they'd be talking about a Deer product!
What are the 7 levels of a trademark?
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Post by RefD » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:03 am

Monster Cable needs to burn to the ground and go out of business.

and then i'll piss on their ashes.
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Post by JGriffin » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:10 am

Tatertot wrote:
@?,*???&? wrote:There are 7 levels to a trademark, some companies try to control all of them. Nice local story though in Minnapolis, if it were Arizona, I can't imagine they'd be talking about a Deer product!
What are the 7 levels of a trademark?
From the top down:

frosting
chocolate cake
creme filling
yellow cake
strawberry filing
chocolate cake again
yellow cake
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Post by losthighway » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:32 am

EricBenjaminBach wrote:Frivolous lawsuits make up something like 2% of the GDP.
If you keep up that attitude you will hear from my attorney.
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Post by RefD » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:35 am

dwlb wrote:
Tatertot wrote:
@?,*???&? wrote:There are 7 levels to a trademark, some companies try to control all of them. Nice local story though in Minnapolis, if it were Arizona, I can't imagine they'd be talking about a Deer product!
What are the 7 levels of a trademark?
From the top down:

frosting
chocolate cake
creme filling
yellow cake
strawberry filing
chocolate cake again
yellow cake
*injects insulin*
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Post by ;ivlunsdystf » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:41 am

At risk of redundancy (also added above): link to article is here http://tinyurl.com/tatermonster
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Post by dsw » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:42 am

*rolls up sleeves, puts on visor, opens half door, hangs open for business sign, of the Redundancy Department Department*

I used to carry Monster here in the store. Got rid of it all and now have Mogami.
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Post by leigh » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:52 am

Tatertot wrote:What are the 7 levels of a trademark?
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Post by Brian Brock » Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:54 pm

it's good to see the tape op board has gone all loosey goosey again...
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Post by ;ivlunsdystf » Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:59 pm

Brian Brock wrote:it's good to see the tape op board has gone all loosey goosey again...
Everybody is loosey goosey! It's summer! Even the Monster Cable lawyers are loosey goosey! Almost like they're just going through the motions (no pun intended)
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Post by @?,*???&? » Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:28 pm

dwlb wrote:
Tatertot wrote:
@?,*???&? wrote:There are 7 levels to a trademark, some companies try to control all of them. Nice local story though in Minnapolis, if it were Arizona, I can't imagine they'd be talking about a Deer product!
What are the 7 levels of a trademark?
From the top down:

frosting
chocolate cake
creme filling
yellow cake
strawberry filing
chocolate cake again
yellow cake
I thought that was for the tootsie roll?
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