Comments on: Companies vs. their fans: Pez sues Pez museum http://overlawyered.com/2009/07/companies-vs-their-fans-pez-sues-pez-museum/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:26:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Blawg Review #220 http://overlawyered.com/2009/07/companies-vs-their-fans-pez-sues-pez-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-54173 Blawg Review #220 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:42:42 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=12178#comment-54173 [...] I blogged last week about the lawsuit filed by Pez against a Pez museum that some fans had set up in San Mateo, [...] [...] I blogged last week about the lawsuit filed by Pez against a Pez museum that some fans had set up in San Mateo, [...]

]]> By: Blawg Review #220 http://overlawyered.com/2009/07/companies-vs-their-fans-pez-sues-pez-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-54174 Blawg Review #220 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:42:42 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=12178#comment-54174 [...] I blogged last week about the lawsuit filed by Pez against a Pez museum that some fans had set up in San Mateo, [...] [...] I blogged last week about the lawsuit filed by Pez against a Pez museum that some fans had set up in San Mateo, [...]

]]> By: Shtetl G http://overlawyered.com/2009/07/companies-vs-their-fans-pez-sues-pez-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-53610 Shtetl G Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:33:40 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=12178#comment-53610 Do they sell Pez at the Pez Museum? Is the Pez real Pez? If the answer to both these questions is yes, I think there might be some common ground to work this out. Do they sell Pez at the Pez Museum? Is the Pez real Pez? If the answer to both these questions is yes, I think there might be some common ground to work this out.

]]> By: Litigiator http://overlawyered.com/2009/07/companies-vs-their-fans-pez-sues-pez-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-53608 Litigiator Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:13:08 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=12178#comment-53608 I have never understood why companies get all itchy about trademarks in situations like this. Wouldn't it be quite simple for the nice folks at Pez to simply send the Pez Museum a letter saying "we hereby grant you a licence to use the Pez trademark for the following museum purposes: . . . ." Trademark is defended, because there's a licence. And the people who are putting their hearts and souls into promoting Pez are made to feel loved and valued. Win, win. I've always thought problems like this are the result of blinkered lawyers who can't think outside the attack mode. "Must-stop-infringers" chant the zombie lawyers. "Must-stop-infringers." I have never understood why companies get all itchy about trademarks in situations like this.

Wouldn’t it be quite simple for the nice folks at Pez to simply send the Pez Museum a letter saying “we hereby grant you a licence to use the Pez trademark for the following museum purposes: . . . .”

Trademark is defended, because there’s a licence. And the people who are putting their hearts and souls into promoting Pez are made to feel loved and valued.

Win, win.

I’ve always thought problems like this are the result of blinkered lawyers who can’t think outside the attack mode. “Must-stop-infringers” chant the zombie lawyers. “Must-stop-infringers.”

]]> By: Amy Alkon http://overlawyered.com/2009/07/companies-vs-their-fans-pez-sues-pez-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-53596 Amy Alkon Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:38:27 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=12178#comment-53596 Losers. Why don't they just thank the museum instead of suing them? Losers. Why don’t they just thank the museum instead of suing them?

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