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zhivaMonday, June 21st, 2010 11:51 pm
ThinkGeek got Cease&Desist letter from National Pork Board for... their April Fool's joke.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/blog/2010/06/officially-our-bestever-cease.html
Quote from C&D:
"National Pork Board is the owner of THE OTHER WHITE MEAT® in the United States and elsewhere around the world"? Unless they really registered this trademark in every country of the world, it's a blatant lie.
Update: NPB just doesn't get it: http://thelactivist.blogspot.com/2007/02/overzealous-big-pork-stomps-on.html
http://www.thinkgeek.com/blog/2010/06/officially-our-bestever-cease.html
Quote from C&D:
You have been marketing a product called "Radiant Farms Canned Unicorn Meat" using the slogan "Unicorn - the new white meat." ... National Pork Board is the owner of THE OTHER WHITE MEAT® in the United States and elsewhere around the world, and owns the following federal trademark registrations.
"National Pork Board is the owner of THE OTHER WHITE MEAT® in the United States and elsewhere around the world"? Unless they really registered this trademark in every country of the world, it's a blatant lie.
Update: NPB just doesn't get it: http://thelactivist.blogspot.com/2007/02/overzealous-big-pork-stomps-on.html