http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/03/craigslist-fires-legal-cannon-at-blogger/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/03/craigslist-fires-legal-cannon-at-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-374181 s. green Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:17:22 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2313#comment-374181 craiglist is huge now,and will get a good lawyer on this craiglist is huge now,and will get a good lawyer on this

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/03/craigslist-fires-legal-cannon-at-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-355215 s. green Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:17:22 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2313#comment-355215 craiglist is huge now,and will get a good lawyer on this craiglist is huge now,and will get a good lawyer on this

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/03/craigslist-fires-legal-cannon-at-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-346130 download movies Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:02:23 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2313#comment-346130 I would think that any domain name with "craigslist" in it would be a violation of their trade mark. I would think that any domain name with “craigslist” in it would be a violation of their trade mark.

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/03/craigslist-fires-legal-cannon-at-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-339341 Monty - Bay Area Lawyer Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:44:53 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2313#comment-339341 It is getting tougher and tougher for companies to protect their image online. I would think that any domain name with "craigslist" in it would be a violation of their trade mark. But, if craigslist does not have their name trademarked then they will have an up hill battle. you would think that they would have trademarked their name but from looking at their site they have not. It is getting tougher and tougher for companies to protect their image online. I would think that any domain name with “craigslist” in it would be a violation of their trade mark. But, if craigslist does not have their name trademarked then they will have an up hill battle. you would think that they would have trademarked their name but from looking at their site they have not.

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/03/craigslist-fires-legal-cannon-at-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-380028 Austin_Lawyer17 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:47:00 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2313#comment-380028 The key to trademark infringement is whether there is confusion between the two marks. It seems clear from the screenshots provided in Jim Buckmaster's blog entry (link in article above) that this blogger clearly intended to breed confusion and profit from he real Craig's List brand. That said, this is a perfect example of why it is better to let lawyers handle trademark infringement letters. Craig's List in no Google but it is a $20 million a year a company and can afford to hire a good trademark lawyer. The key to trademark infringement is whether there is confusion between the two marks. It seems clear from the screenshots provided in Jim Buckmaster’s blog entry (link in article above) that this blogger clearly intended to breed confusion and profit from he real Craig’s List brand. That said, this is a perfect example of why it is better to let lawyers handle trademark infringement letters. Craig’s List in no Google but it is a $20 million a year a company and can afford to hire a good trademark lawyer.

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