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McCurry Defeats McDonald's In Trademark Infringement Lawsuit
In a victory for little guys worldwide, the Malaysian restaurant McCurry has won an epic trademark battle against McDonald's. Yes, McDonald's. McCurry has been open for ten years, and has spent eight of those fighting McDonald's. They won on the grounds that nobody could possibly ever confuse the two restaurants. More » -
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Who Is Mourning The Death Of Circuit City? Monster Cable
The notoriously litigious manufacturers of insanely and (some would argue) needlessly expensive cables, Monster Cable, are apparently hurting after the death of Circuit City. USAToday says that the company is slashing prices in order to increase market share. More » -
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Monster Cable Misuses Engadget Quote To Sell Its Crap
If there's any blog more anti-Monster Cable than us, it's Engadget—they refuse to review any Monster Cable products because of the company's dishonest sales tactics and legal bullying. Monster either doesn't realize that (doubtful) or doesn't care, because they pulled a quote from Engadget out of context and slapped it on the home page of the Beats By Dre site in a way that implies Engadget has reviewed and approved of Monster headphones. More » -
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Monster Cable Awakens From Slumber, Sues Another Company
Well, that didn't last long. Back in January, we were hopeful that Monster Cable had seen the error of its stupid ways and stopped suing everyone but the dictionary for using the word "monster" in their title. They were just hibernating, it seems, and now they're back and bullying another company—this time a family-owned transmission manufacturer in Florida named Monster Transmission. More » -
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The "Monster Difference" Is Easy To See When You Compare HDMI To Crappy Composite Cables
Engadget says they've caught Fry's electronics and Monster Cable pulling a fast one on their customers, again. They first noticed this cute little display last year, but it's apparently still being used. Here's how it works. More » -
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Monster Cable Drops Suit Against Monster Mini Golf
Monster Cable has decided to stop pursuing a trademark infringement against Monster Mini Golf. Judging by the post-settlement letter Noel sent the MiniGolf people, it seems that after both parties kicked their lawyers out of the room and talk directly, they were able to come to an amicable solution. Monster Cable will stop opposing the MiniGolf trademark and will cover MonsterMini Golf's attorney fees. Noel's letter, inside: More »
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Monster Cable has agreed to drop a heavily mocked (by us, anyway) trademark lawsuit against Monster Mini Golf after a private phone call between the founders of the two companies. Great, now you won't be able to tell if you're playing mini golf or being gouged by a cable manufacturer. [News10.net] (Thanks to Trever!)
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MonsterCable Offers Wilted Olive Branch To MonsterMiniGolf
With the launch of monsterminigolftruth.com MonsterCable has offered a wilted olive branch to Monster Mini Golf. In summary: More » -
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Tell Monster Cable To Stop Suing A Monster-Themed MiniGolf Park
If you would like to tell Monster Cable that they're jerks for trying to shut down the family owned and operated Monster MiniGolf... More » -
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Monster Cable Sues Monster MiniGolf For Trademark Infringement
Monster Cable has decided to sue Monster MiniGolf for trademark infringement. Monster MiniGolf is a family startup by Patrick & Christina Vitagliano glow-in-the-dark monster-themed minigolf franchise with 23 locations. Monster Cable, which has an illustrious history of suing anything and everything with Monster in its name, makes the expensive cables that Best Buy is always trying to upsell you on that are no better than coat hangers. More » -
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Attorneys Convince Monster That Consumers Can Tell The Difference Between A Deer Lick And An Audio Cable
According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, attorneys filed a dismissal motion on behalf of Denco, an ethanol producer in Morris, Minn. that had been selling a product called "Monster Deer Block" since 2005. What were they trying to dismiss? A trademark lawsuit from Monster Cable, of course. More » -
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Round 45: Bank of America vs Monster Cable
This is Round 45 in our Worst Company in America contest, Bank of America vs Monster Cable!Here's what readers said in previous rounds about why they hate these two companies... More »
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Lawsuit: Monster Cable Thinks You Might Confuse Mini-Golf With Overpriced Cables
Pricey cable-maker Monster is worried you might confuse a haunted house-themed mini-golf course with its popular products, so they're suing. More » -
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Round 26: Gamestop vs Monster Cable
This is Round 26 in our Worst Company in America contest, Gamestop vs Monster Cable. Vote which sucks more, inside... More »
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Monster Cable Threatens The Wrong Small Cable Manufacturer
Not long ago Monster Cable sent a cease and desist letter to Blue Jeans Cable alleging that the small cable manufacturer was infringing on several of their patents. What they probably didn't expect was that Kurt Denke, the president of Blue Jeans, "spent nineteen years in litigation practice, with a focus upon federal litigation involving large damages and complex issues," after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1985. More » -
A reader tried to send in his shipping info to Monster Cable yesterday to receive their free HD informational DVD, The Higher Definition Home Theater Experience (see second to last paragraph), and discovered the address wasn't working. Now it is, so if you got your email bounced back, try again.
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