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Re:Kanye West’s lawyer orders “Coinye” to cease-and-desist j... by dmk23 on Tuesday January 07, 2014 @05:36PM (#7020488)
Great publicity stunt and does not look like this lawsuit has a leg to stand on. Good for them that Kanye took the bait.
Re:Kanye West’s lawyer orders “Coinye” to cease-and-desist j... by gmu3 on Tuesday January 07, 2014 @07:17PM (#7020932)
I guess time will tell, but I think this is a pretty slam dunk trademark infringement case (like it or not). Also it isn't a function of them taking the bait or not, trademarks have to be actively defended if the owner wishes to retain them.