Believe It Or Not

| posted by Space Cowboy | Thursday, August 09, 2007



BBC:

Medical firm Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is suing the American Red Cross, alleging the charity has misused the famous red cross symbol for commercial purposes.

J&J said a deal with the charity's founder in 1895 gave it the "exclusive use" of the symbol as a trademark for drug, chemical and surgical products.

It said American Red Cross had violated this agreement by licensing the symbol to other firms to sell certain goods.
According to the J&J press release, the disputed items include "baby mitts, nail clippers, combs, toothbrushes and humidifiers."

I can't see how either company is going to come out of this smelling particularly rosy.

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