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Thu Aug-09-07 08:49 AM
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Legal fight over red cross symbol

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Edited on Thu Aug-09-07 08:54 AM by edwardlindy

Source: BBC News

Medical firm Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is suing the American Red Cross, alleging the charity has misused the famous red cross symbol for commercial purposes.
J&J said a deal with the charity's founder in 1895 gave it the "exclusive use" of the symbol as a trademark for drug, chemical and surgical products.

It said American Red Cross had violated this agreement by licensing the symbol to other firms to sell certain goods.

The charity described the lawsuit as "obscene".

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6938364.stm

Obscene it might be but trademarks are trademarks.

You might find this useful : http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/metaschool/fisher/domain/tm.htm#6

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