American Red Cross Sued For Using a Red Cross

Originally published at vladimireremin.com. Please leave any comments there.

Я просто обязан этим поделиться.

“Swampash sends us a story that even this community may find hard to believe. Johnson & Johnson, the health-products giant that uses a red cross as its trademark, is suing the American Red Cross, demanding the charity halt its use of the red cross symbol on products it sells to the public. It seems J&J began using the trademark in 1887, 6 years after the Red Cross was formed, but 13 years before the charitable organization was chartered by Congress. Lately the ARC has begun licensing the symbol to third parties to use on fund-raising products such as home emergency kits.”

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Это же просто беспредел какой-то, нет я, конечно, понимаю что нужно защищать свои торговые марки и свой бренд, но подавать в суд через 120 лет это просто глупо. Все-таки Штаты порой удивляют своими дурацкими судебными разбирательствами. У меня просто фантазии бы не хватило. Бред.