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Old 05-04-2008, 04:53 AM   #56
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
To repeat, I believe that Ms. Rowling has to fight this case to protect her trademarks. She really has no choice but to do so, regardless of the "rights" or "wrongs" of the situation. That's just what you have to do in trademark violation cases. Even if she loses the case, she will still have acted to defend the trademarks, and that's the important thing.
Well, yes, she has to defend any trademarks that are hers. But what trademarks are those? A quick check in the books indicates that all and any trademarks involved are the property of Warner Bros., not of J. K. Rowling.

The case includes a claim of federal trademark infringement (including colorable imitations!) -- though without identifying just what trademarks are involved -- but any damage mentioned in this context is to Warner Bros.

So Rowling has other fish to fry than trademarks.
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