First came Victoria's Secret. Next up on the U.S. Supreme Court's trademark agenda: Barbie dolls.
At its private conference on Jan. 24, the Supreme Court will consider whether to grant review in dozens of cases including Mattel Inc. v. MCA Records Inc., No. 02-633. The Court will also meet in conference Jan. 17.
Mattel, which has manufactured and sold Barbie dolls since 1959, is asking the Supreme Court to reverse a ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that said MCA did not infringe the Barbie trademark when it marketed a Danish rock group's song "Barbie Girl."
Full article here. Does anyone remember that dumb song? These Goliath vs. Goliath battles are interesting to watch.