Comments on: Trademark abuses of the month

By: ben tillman

ben tillman — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:35:21 +0000

Or “things”.

By: ben tillman

ben tillman — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:33:57 +0000

There’s a contract between eBay and each person who sells thins on it.

By: Ron Coleman

Ron Coleman — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:04:31 +0000

I see the Dr. Seuss estate’s problem, but is a book title a trademark? I’m quite sure it’s not — see the “Fred and Ginger” case.

By: David Nieporent

David Nieporent — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:37:32 +0000

Hey, I’m a bigger fan of Dr. Seuss than Kelly Bundy too, but I find it hard to believe that there’s any confusion here. Or dilution.

I’m inclined to agree. As for the eBay listings, are we not looking at tortious interference with contract?

Your question is ambiguous. Which contracts are you arguing was interfered with? And by which party?

By: ben tillman

ben tillman — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:34:32 +0000

“I have to side with the ghost of Dr. Seuss on this one.”

I’m inclined to agree. As for the eBay listings, are we not looking at tortious interference with contract?

By: RVB

RVB — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:25:31 +0000

More and more companies are using the Ebay VeRO program to take down auctions – and doing so simply because they can.

These companies are ignorant – or choose to ignore – the doctrine of First Sale.

I would direct you to http://www.tabberone.com/Trademarks/trademarks.html.

Tabberone is someone who sells items on the Bay and has had auctions pulled. She has taken on, in Federal Court, the likes of Disney, Major League Baseball, M&M Mars and a host of others, mostly Pro Se, and had her auctions reinstated with the companies backing down.

By: Xrlq

Xrlq — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:22:22 +0000

I have to side with the ghost of Dr. Seuss on this one. Perhaps my views on Christina Applegate have been unfairly tarnished by the character she played on Married With Children, but I have an uneasy feeling that she would, she could, with a goat.