Johnson & Johnson Loses Major Trademark Lawsuit

Dekortage writes "As previously discussed here, the health-products giant Johnson & Johnson sued the American Red Cross over use of the ubiquitous 'red cross' logo. J&J has now lost. The presiding judge said Johnson & Johnson's claim against the organization was doubtful because the manufacturer entered into a brand-sharing promotional agreement with the American Red Cross in 1986 — not to mention that the two organizations agreed to share the logo way back in 1895. Sounds like J&J may need to crack open some Tylenol and Band-Aids."

Re:Brand recognition

[NoobixCube]

Even worse, if J&J had won, every game would have to be re-released with re-branded medkits! /sarcasm

Re:So if they had won...

[dwater]

I expect they would like England to change their flag too (though it's a little different, admittedly, since the red cross extends all the way to the edge of the white).

Re:So if they had won...

[ultor]

Why not change the "Red" component? Here's hoping they adopt the ambiguous Iron Cross [wikipedia.org] as their new logo.

Re:We all know what a "Johnson" is...

[Anonymous Coward]

... 80 year old former female wrestler giving birth to an adult human hand ...

Photos or it didn't happen.

Re:So, what did the Swiss have to say about this?

[Mr. Bad Example]

> The red cross is the swiss flag inverted.

It came from a world where all the Swiss have little beards and make really bad chocolate.

Re:We all know what a "Johnson" is...

[Anonymous Coward]

What is it they call the giant men who grope each other these days? I can't recall, but it certainly doesn't have an "F" at the end of it.

Uh, "poof?"

Re:When you're hiring lawyers...

[geekoid]

I always think of M*A*S*H* when I see that logo.