Hasbro. A big and famous name in the toy industry for years. I have heard and read about some law cases on Hasbro. I recalled the case on Hasbro’s product Candyland and another website which has got the same domain (but the website contains adult element in it). The case favours on Hasbro as the other website might tarnish Hasbro’s good name or create confusion among the Internet users.
I have come across another story on Hasbro. This time, Hasbro has brought suit against Clue Computing for trademark infringement and dilution of Clue trademark (p/s: Clue is Hasbro’s famous mystery-solving board game). On the other hand, the defendant, Clue Computing has registered “clue.com” in June 1994 and their website is use to advertise its business including Internet consulting, training, system administration, and network design. Hasbro has also attempted to argue that the two companies are providing competing services.
However, the court has rejected Hasbro’s argument though. Later, following the traditional trademark infringement analysis, the court was determined that Hasbro has failed to demonstrate that there was any likelihood of confusion.
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