Comments on: TiVo loses latest round in court with EchoStar http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3547 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:46:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: McCaw Entertainment http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3547#comment-79668 Mon, 09 Oct 2006 21:58:40 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3547#comment-79668 It's like Lego's STUPID lawsuit against (Canadian) Mega Bloks. The courts CLEARLY said you can't really patten such a design. Trademark law should not be used to perpetuate monopoly rights enjoyed under now-expired patents (the last of Lego's Canadian patents expired in 1988). It would be as stupid as Coke saying Pepsi can't sell its product because someone might confuse the two. lol AS IF! TiVo, just expand your superior offerings in Canada officially. That's all I ask! lol It’s like Lego’s STUPID lawsuit against (Canadian) Mega Bloks. The courts CLEARLY said you can’t really patten such a design. Trademark law should not be used to perpetuate monopoly rights enjoyed under now-expired patents (the last of Lego’s Canadian patents expired in 1988). It would be as stupid as Coke saying Pepsi can’t sell its product because someone might confuse the two. lol AS IF!

TiVo, just expand your superior offerings in Canada officially. That’s all I ask! lol

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