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Citi Is Suing AT&T Over The Word “Thanks”
Consumerist ^ | June 10, 2016 | Chris Morran

Posted on 06/13/2016 7:04:32 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Last week, AT&T launched a new loyalty program dubbed AT&T Thanks, offering rewards to customers, especially those who bundle together wireless and pay-TV services from the company. This morning, Citi fired back at the Death Star, alleging that AT&T is stomping all over Citi’s “ThankYou” trademark.

For several years, Citi has had trademarks protecting its “ThankYou from Citi” credit card rewards program, while AT&T more recently filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its “AT&T Thanks” mark.

That AT&T mark was published for opposition this week, and it looks like Citi has a problem with it. Citi has sued the telecom titan this morning in federal court seeking to block continued infringement of its trademark, along with damages.

While Citi has registered multiple variations of its “ThankYou” mark, we couldn’t find anything indicating that the bank has registered anything that that says “Thanks.” …

(Excerpt) Read more at consumerist.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: att; citi; thanks; trademark

1 posted on 06/13/2016 7:04:32 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

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2 posted on 06/13/2016 7:05:23 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We have the fight of our lives coming up to save our nation!" ~ Jim Robinson)
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To: Olog-hai

Corporatists eating each other. ThankYou is a trademark? Wow, these stories Bern me!


3 posted on 06/13/2016 7:06:16 PM PDT by sagar
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To: Olog-hai

Next, sue for placing a period at the end of a sentence.


4 posted on 06/13/2016 7:07:39 PM PDT by Joe Bfstplk (Proud member, The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy.)
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To: Olog-hai

I blame gov for approving this trademark


5 posted on 06/13/2016 7:11:22 PM PDT by 4rcane
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To: Olog-hai

The idea of corporations that intellectual property includes common spoken words is absurd.


6 posted on 06/13/2016 7:31:12 PM PDT by apoliticalone (Political correctness should be defined as news media that exposes political corruption)
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To: apoliticalone; Lazamataz

I’d say you hit the nail on the head. But Lazamataz owns the word “hit.”


7 posted on 06/13/2016 7:36:57 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Olog-hai

These people would sue their own grandmothers.


8 posted on 06/13/2016 7:44:55 PM PDT by caddie
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To: Olog-hai

Next Hillary’s campaign will trademark “F**k Off”


9 posted on 06/13/2016 8:19:11 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s, you weren't really there....)
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