'Pull My Finger' subject of court fight


	'Pull My Finger' subject of court fight

ofcapri

2-17-2009 8:38 PM

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ofcapri says:

Air-o-Matic says its app, "Pull My Finger" has a unique brand identity that its competitor has infringed. It wants $50,000 from Infomedia to settle the dispute and may sue in federal court.

In a formal complaint filed in a Denver, Colorado, federal court, however, InfoMedia says the phrase is a common "descriptive" term used in its advertising and cannot be trademarked.

The company wants a judge to step in now, before any lawsuit is filed, and allow it to continue to use the phrase.

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2-17-2009 11:06 PM

tanyamm

OMG they're actually fighting over a fart!

2-18-2009 9:04 AM

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