The top 10 most litigous companies (by trademark lawsuits)
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who sues most of all? These 10 companies based on trademark lawsuits from 2001-2006 taken from the sidebar of this article:
- Microsoft
- Cendent
- Altria/Philip Morris
- Best Western
- Dunkin’ Donuts
- Lorillard Tobacco
- Levi Strauss
- Baskin-Robbins
- Chanel
- Nike
So what can be gleamed from this info? Either these companies are overprotective or have several others infringing on their IP.
[via Kottke]
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Dunkin’ Donuts? But they’re such a nice company, aren’t they? I’d love to know what they’re suing about.