The developer of a $3.9 billion casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip with the proposed name Cosmopolitan is being sued for trademark infringement by Hearst, publisher of Cosmopolitan magazine. A local IP attorney not involved with either side says the claim could “go either way” and is “not a frivolous lawsuit”. Does this mean there is evidence that the casino people were seeking to sow confusion about which business was which, or just that another valuable English word is falling prey to the trademark Enclosures? (Arnold Knightly, “Fashion mag publisher sues Strip project”, Las Vegas Business Press, Jul. 2).
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If I order a Cosmopolitan at any bar or restaurant will I get a magazine or a drink made with vodka, Triple Sec, lime juice and cranberry juice?
This is kind of like Spike Lee’s suit against cable channel Spike.