Can A Moron In A Hurry Explain To Jimmy Choo The Difference Between Shoes And Random Gifts?
from the fits-like-a-glove dept
Lawrence D'Oliveiro calls our attention to the news that high-end women's shoe company, Jimmy Choo, is forcing a small New Zealand gifts website to give up its name using trademark law. The name of the site is Kookychoo.com, though it may be gone soon, as it sounds like the owner of the site is going to give in rather than fight. This is, of course, ridiculous. It's highly unlikely that anyone, let alone our favorite moron in a hurry, would confuse Jimmy Choo shoes with a website selling random gifts like teddy bears, bean bags and candles, among other things. Originally, Choo's lawyers just wanted to prevent the owner from trademarking Kookychoo, but now is demanding she stop using the name entirely. Since it would cost at least $50,000 to go to court should Jimmy Choo sue, the woman is likely to just give up the name. This is corporate bullying at its finest -- abusing tradmark law for no reason other than to shut down a small website that isn't competing with the company at all.
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WTF
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fund your fight with the cash you earn from your instant world wide advertising that the choo company has given you.
in fact i think i will go buy some of their junk rght now.
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fight
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Choo Choo's Chocolate
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Moron, etc.
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Good'n'plenty to sue
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Drop them a line?
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sue this
Are Jimmy Choos throwable?
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While US and NZ law are likely similar, I am not an expert with NZ law so I dare not express an opinion on how a NZ court would treat this matter if a lawsuit is filed.
BTW, it is worthwhile to note that demand letters are commonplace, and "pound sand" responses equally so. In the majority of cases the matter ends there. It is highly unusual for matters such as this to proceed beyond the exchange of letters between counsel.
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Jimmy Choo vs Kookychoo
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Re: Jimmy Choo vs Kookychoo
If ever there was a good reason to stand up for what's right in the domain dispute arena, this has to be it! (IMO.)
My very best for your win in court, should the greedy and ignorant jimmychoo people not wake up and back the *uck off before then! IMO, you'll only lose your case IF the judge deciding the case is as blatantly stupid as the jimmychoo people obviously are.
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Re: Jimmy Choo vs Kookychoo
Maybe Alvin Stardust should sue Jimmy? His song pre-dates the shoe emporium by 25 years. ;-)
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OK... sorry.
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Huh?
Second, Mwa, ha, ha!
And finally, I just got off the phone with Jimmy. I tried to explain things to him, but he won't listen to me. Something about he only takes advice from Morons with legal degrees. Anyways, best of luck Looie. We hope the courts are reasonable with you.
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Re: Louie
Also, I never thought you sold anything but the highest quality merchandise.
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IP abuse
I pointed out that I realize the entertainment industry and large corporations give campaign funds, and Congress likes campaign funds, but the future of the country depends on getting back to what the Constitution intended; encouraging innovation rather than stifling it.
Please vote or comment on my idea.
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Jimmy Choo trademark??
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Jimmy Choo
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Jimmy Choo London Store Carrier Bags!!!
http://www.goodreason.co.uk/product/jimmy-choo-london-store-carrier-bags
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