[dead]

If he were running a news channel, and was being deliberately deceptive in trying to steal their trademark, they'd have a case.

But they don't.

Howard Stern had an even more blatant conflict when he named his second book "Miss America" but the case was immediately thrown out of court. The ruling was that he was obviously not being deceptive or trying to make people believe that his book was about the beauty pagent.

The words "fair and balanced" belong to nobody.

[MineralMan]

"The words "fair and balanced" belong to nobody."

Fox seems to think they belong to them. They'll lose, of course. I seem to remember that Volvo trademarked the phrase "Drive safely." I don't think they won any of their cases.

This is all nonsense, but I suppose it will provide publicity for Franken's book.

[JustAnAmerican]

FYI

Typed Drawing

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Word Mark FAIR & BALANCED
Goods and Services IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: entertainment services in the nature of production and distribution of television news programs. FIRST USE: 19961007. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19961007

Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number 75280027
Filing Date April 23, 1997
Filed ITU FILED AS ITU
Published for Opposition March 3, 1998
Registration Number 2213427
Registration Date December 22, 1998
Owner (REGISTRANT) Fox News Network, LLC CORPORATION DELAWARE 1211 Avenue of the Americas New York NEW YORK 10036