tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post1828705217798817724..comments2024-03-29T13:59:42.629+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Dumb ... and Dumber? Art-installation or IP infringement at "parody" coffee shop 'Dumb Starbucks'Verónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-62118584607237079702014-02-13T14:34:04.460+00:002014-02-13T14:34:04.460+00:00I wonder what MAD Magazine would have made out of ...I wonder what MAD Magazine would have made out of it. They had "Dee-Cayers" drawn life-like on "Life Savers" rolls. "Recommended by all dentists", as I recall.<br /><br />They were famous for doing these pranks, but I do not think they were the reason for the magazine disappearing.<br /><br />Kind regards,<br /><br /><br />George Brock-NannestadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-34397199856062434632014-02-12T19:18:12.330+00:002014-02-12T19:18:12.330+00:00Some time in the late 40s, Charles De Gaulle was a...Some time in the late 40s, Charles De Gaulle was addressing a meeting when somebody in the audience cried out "death to all fools". De Gaulle turned and muttered to an aid "an very ambitious project".<br />john r walkerhttp://johnrwalker.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-52285446206447688132014-02-12T17:35:37.431+00:002014-02-12T17:35:37.431+00:00If they really wanted to create a parody and/or en...If they really wanted to create a parody and/or enrich the legal professions, they could have tried "South Butt Coffee".<br /><br />That would have certainly made for interesting plaintiffs and debates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-25904639953941999952014-02-12T16:08:27.132+00:002014-02-12T16:08:27.132+00:00Nice post.
One wonders whether, if the shop was...Nice post. <br /><br />One wonders whether, if the shop was opened in the EU and was actually serving coffee rather than contributing to culture per se, the use would be with due cause as required by Article 5(1) of Directive 89/104. It seems difficult to justify.Robert Cumminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03246262303203506715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-83440204656056270712014-02-12T13:41:49.871+00:002014-02-12T13:41:49.871+00:00While agreeing that this stunt really goes a bit f...While agreeing that this stunt really goes a bit far, when it comes to dilution: isn't the orginal coffe already diluted? Kharolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-73338893807199879992014-02-12T11:03:19.338+00:002014-02-12T11:03:19.338+00:00"Glosta Coffee" has been around in Glouc..."<a href="http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/Glosta-Coffee-campaign-gains-pace/story-18621107-detail/story.html" rel="nofollow">Glosta Coffee</a>" has been around in Gloucester, UK for a while now, where there is at least one coffee shop with an arguably similar name & logo...<br /><a href="http://assets3.heart.co.uk/2013/13/glosta-coffee-logo-1365152215-small-pod-0.jpg" rel="nofollow">See this image!</a>Richard Smithhttp://www.linkedin.com/pub/richard-smith/21/a2b/476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-29334191548449641252014-02-11T18:16:30.853+00:002014-02-11T18:16:30.853+00:00As I recall, another trademark parody, that of Sou...As I recall, another trademark parody, that of South Butt, did not end well for the party making the parody.<br /><br />Pity the poor parody party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com