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NYC man sued over 25-foot Viagra rocket (trademark infringement)
AP on Yahoo ^ | 10/8/08 | AP

Posted on 10/08/2008 1:15:08 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

NEW YORK – A New York man is being sued for trademark infringement after he towed a 25-foot-long fake missile around Manhattan with the words "Viva Viagra" printed in blue on its sides.

An attorney for Viagra-maker Pfizer Inc. says that the man's use of the company's logo could confuse consumers into thinking the rocket was an actual advertisement for the drug used to treat male impotence.

But 48-year-old Arye Sachs of West Babylon says no one would be deterred from buying the blue pills because of he what he did. He says he knows because he's a "customer."

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: infringement; trademark; viagra
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1 posted on 10/08/2008 1:15:08 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge
48-year-old Arye Sachs of West Babylon

No way! (And also, how drunk was he?)

2 posted on 10/08/2008 1:16:51 PM PDT by Tax-chick (This is embarassing! Have a Guinness and pull yourselves together!)
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Originally posted in the New York Post,, there are pics at the site.. Impressive. I’ll leave it at that.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/10082008/news/regionalnews/missile_blowers_132641.htm


3 posted on 10/08/2008 1:18:41 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... Donate to FR ... Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121)
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To: NormsRevenge
How it's done in the Middle East ...
4 posted on 10/08/2008 1:21:12 PM PDT by Daffynition
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To: NormsRevenge

How would it be trademark infringement if he’s not using it for profit?


5 posted on 10/08/2008 1:21:18 PM PDT by PeterFinn (NObama in NOvember.)
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6 posted on 10/08/2008 1:23:22 PM PDT by dubie
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I wonder what Pfizer would do if I got Viagra tattooed onto my rocket? There would be NO WAY IN TEXAS to remove it: not while I live and breathe anyrate!


7 posted on 10/08/2008 1:26:17 PM PDT by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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To: NormsRevenge

LOL!!!

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How do you get the missile on the trailer into Manhattan?” federal Judge William Pauley III asked.

Sachs, from West Babylon, said cops just laughed as he passed through the Queens Midtown Tunnel on his way into the city Sept. 8.

Sachs also claimed he drove his “missile” through the Lincoln Tunnel five times, and was only stopped twice.

“They checked license and registration, but not the missile,” he said.

“You’re telling me that when you drove up to the Lincoln Tunnel -” Pauley said.

“They saluted,” said Sachs, who is representing himself in court.


8 posted on 10/08/2008 1:27:22 PM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: NormsRevenge
So, Pfizer get free advertising and an enthusiastic endorsement from a happy customer, then sues?

Sounds like good business to me!

9 posted on 10/08/2008 1:28:12 PM PDT by Las Vegas Ron (Election '08, the year McCain defined the word "dilemma")
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To: Daffynition

Figs on pita bread?


11 posted on 10/08/2008 1:29:24 PM PDT by Tax-chick (This is embarassing! Have a Guinness and pull yourselves together!)
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To: Daffynition

I gotta know, what are those??


12 posted on 10/08/2008 1:31:08 PM PDT by RedRightReturn (Things are never as easy, as hard, as good, or as bad as they seem...)
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To: dubie

That’s one helluva high pressure system looking to move in and dominate the area for the next few days.


13 posted on 10/08/2008 1:32:06 PM PDT by RedRightReturn (Things are never as easy, as hard, as good, or as bad as they seem...)
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To: dubie

When young Jane first meets Brocklehurst in the library of Gateshead, she describes his appearance as “a black pillar, such at least, appeared to me, at first sight, the straight, narrow, stable-clad shape standing erect on the rug: the firm face at the top was like a carved mask, placed above the shaft by way of capital”

Translated into American: “Having popped a Viagra, Brocklehurst looked like he had a rocket in his pocket.”


14 posted on 10/08/2008 1:32:49 PM PDT by tumblindice
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To: dubie

dubie!


15 posted on 10/08/2008 1:40:53 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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16 posted on 10/08/2008 1:42:55 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam

a pretty cool tool


17 posted on 10/08/2008 1:52:59 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... Donate to FR ... Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121)
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To: blam

West Babylon, on the south shore of Long Island, is also the hometown of Geraldo Riviera and Jessica Hahn from “PTL Club” fame.

I used to visit that town all the time when I was a kid....my grandparents, aunts, uncles and eight cousins all lived there at that time.


18 posted on 10/08/2008 2:01:26 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Sarah Palin is an American Margaret Thatcher. Sarah Palin is a female Ronald Reagan)
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To: NormsRevenge
no one would be deterred from buying the blue pills because of he what he did

He's been driving this thing all over the place, including to a sex expo, possibly giving the impression that the makers of Viagra support the advertisement. Trademark gives you the right to determine how your logo is used, with certain exceptions. He loses.

OTOH, it's a heavy handed for the company to sue for any damages. A simple agreement to remove the logo, or an injunction forcing him to do it, should have been enough.

19 posted on 10/08/2008 2:05:26 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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Sorry ... image storage program reduced the original photo ... poached dried figs stuffed with walnuts ... sold in the open-air spice markets and often enjoyed after Ramadan.
20 posted on 10/08/2008 3:31:54 PM PDT by Daffynition
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