Comments on: Companies vs. their fans: Pez sues Pez museum

By: Blawg Review #220

Blawg Review #220 — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:42:42 +0000

[…] 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

Blawg Review #220 — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:42:42 +0000

[…] 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

Shtetl G — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:33:40 +0000

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

Litigiator — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:13:08 +0000

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

Amy Alkon — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:38:27 +0000

Losers. Why don’t they just thank the museum instead of suing them?