http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/columnists.nsf/joewhittington/story/FEAB1254C5129D62862574CF000903FE?OpenDocument
This is a story about a lawsuit over trademark infringement. It seems that a West County business is using the same name as a similar business in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, KS.
Both companies are named Smoke N' Fire. The plaintiff says that the St. Louis business had previously visited their store and then came up with their name afterwards, so they had prior knowledge of that name.
I thought this article particularly interesting because the plaintiff wants the defendant to cease-and-desist with the use of the website name and destroy any advertising and promotional materials that use the Smoke N' Fire name. This sounds very similar to what we discussed last class with Ozark Airlines.
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I wonder if the distance would benefit the St. Louis company in the lawsuit. It's not like someone from St. Louis would drive all the way to Kansas to purchase grilling equipment. I am also curious to see if the logos and suchof both comapnies are very similar.
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