Re:Band OK Go Sued by Post Foods over “OK Go ” Cereal Brand ...
by michaelteter on Sunday January 22, 2023 @06:56PM
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Post did not, as the band claims, “steal” the name of the band. Ok go! is a simple, fairly generic expression.
At some point in most kids’ lives, they have played games of contest where someone would yell, Ok Go!” If anything, this expression resonates more with kid-focused products like cereal than with a band for non-children.
An agreement from both parties where the use of the name is fair for each seems reasonable, however. And in the case of a goliath vs a little band, the bigger should contribute more (all) to the legal costs as an offer of goodwill.
At some point in most kids’ lives, they have played games of contest where someone would yell, Ok Go!” If anything, this expression resonates more with kid-focused products like cereal than with a band for non-children.
An agreement from both parties where the use of the name is fair for each seems reasonable, however. And in the case of a goliath vs a little band, the bigger should contribute more (all) to the legal costs as an offer of goodwill.