Hall & Oates File Lawsuit Over Soundalike Granola Product ["Haulin' Oats"]

The Wrap via Yahoo! ^ | 3/5/15 | Tim Kenneally

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Clever wordplay in granola branding? Daryl Hall & John Oates can’t go for that. At least in this case.

Hall & Oates — the duo behind hits such as “Maneater,” “Kiss on My List,” “Private Eyes” and “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)” — have slapped Early Bird Foods & Co with legal action over the company’s Haulin’ Oats granola, which has clearly left a bad taste in the musicians’ mouths.

The suit, filed in U.S. district court in New York on Wednesday, claims that Hall and Oates owns the trademark and service mark rights to the Haulin’ Oats name, as it pertains to the sale of oatmeal and the provision of food delivery services.

[shibumi]

"Guess no one bothered reading the article,..."

Of course not.
That would be like reading the comments before posting.

Posts are so much more fun when they are marginally informed.

[vigilante2]

Me either but they're touring this year..

[Veggie Todd]

You’re a rich girl and you’ve gone too far.

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Why ruin perfectly good smartarseing with facts?

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No.
Can.
Do.

[Slings and Arrows]

LOVE Hayseed Dixie. Their version of “Ace of Spades” is right up there with Lemmy’s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYJUywl7CFw

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[ApplegateRanch]

I do both; that’s why I’m almost always the closing post. LOL

[Califreak]

Lol!

“Welcome to Costco. I love you. “

[shibumi]

Here. Save this graphic.

If you find yourself atthe tail end of a lot of threads it will come in handy.

[jocon307]

LOL, that’s so cute. I’ve been there and done that, but I didn’t look that sweet when I did.

[dayglored]

> Guess no one bothered reading the article, and discovering they own the trademark, and were already in partnership with a company selling under that trademarked name.

Too easy. Takes all the fun out of posting if you have to know what you’re talking about.

[Slings and Arrows]

What was this thread about again?

[dayglored]

Thread. It’s a thread about thread. See comment #30.

It’s a metathread.

I never metathread I didn’t like...

[Slings and Arrows]

If you do a Google Image Search for “metathread”, the fifth result is a naked pole dancer.

Today is a good day.

[Organic Panic]

They should have just been good sports and become a brief celebrity group again. Is Rick Astley (sp?) complaining about all the new air time with the Rick Roll gags?

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Rick Astley is making money on Rickroll gags.

[TADSLOS]

They didn't find out about it sooner because they were Out Of Touch...

They would have known sooner but they hired lousy Private Eyes...

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...and they brought the suit because it was their property, and they suffer from Possession Obsession.

[dayglored]

> Today is a good day.

Indeed!!

"Safe Search" is for wimps anyway. :)