From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   On 24-Jul-14 20:18, David Lesher wrote:   
   > hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com writes:   
   >> While on the surface this seems rather trivial, it is important for   
   >> an organization to actively protect its trademarks.   
   >   
   > There will be customer confusion because the Parkway is a soggy,   
   > unappetizing mess? It causes heart attacks for its frequent   
   > customers?  It comes to mind when "clogged arteries" are mentioned?   
   >   
   > This suit is not trivial, it's stoopid.   
      
   No, it's not.  If you fail to defend your trademark (or copyright), then   
   the courts will deem it "abandoned" and block you from enforcing it in   
   the future.  Most "trivial" cases end with the defendant paying a   
   nominal licensing fee, e.g. $1/yr, so the owner can show they "defended"   
   it and therefore don't lose the ability to enforce future legitimate cases.   
      
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