Mattel sues porn site over use of Barbie name

Toymaker says site has used trademark to capture the positive image Mattel has created through Barbie products.

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[R. U. Sirius]

Barbie is a womans name

So is Mattel going to sue any parent who names their kid "Barbie?"

[sanenazok]

Barbie is also a trademark

Trademarks are only infringed when used in commerce by an unauthorized third party. So you can call your kid Coca-cola, Mars Bar, Xerox and whatever else you want. How about Microsoft? You and your kid couldn't use the name for commercial purposes (with minor exceptions) but when referring to the kid you can do whatever you want.

[SeizeCTRL]

LOL

put another shrimp on the Barbie...