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Murdoch claims Skype's name is too close to his own 'Sky'... and the EU rules in his favor
Think of this one as a little tidbit to enjoy with your morning coffee! BSkyB, the owner of the Sky TV brand and a large portion of mogul Rupert Murdoch's media empire, has claimed that Skype's trademark application is confusingly similar to the extant Sky TV trademark.
You might be tittering at the stupidity, but apparently BSkyB even has consumer research to back up its claims! People ...
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It had to happen eventually -- I'm just shocked it took this long. Bing!, exclamation point not optional unless I also want to be sued, has filed a suit against Microsoft for confusing the public of St. Louis Missouri with its Bing (no exclamation point) search engine.
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