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DetlefK

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86. That depends on what trademarks they have covered.

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 09:04 AM

Mar 2015

There are trademarks for words, words combined with an artistic style, words combined with a picture, artistic styles combined with colors...

I doubt you can register a trademark for a URL. And even if you could: Walmart has registered walmart.com but they have NOT registered walmart.horse. If you don't register a trademark for something related to your brand, then it's entirely your fault.

Purely by gut-feeling, Walmart has odds of about 30% for winning this.

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Walmart displeased with Walmart.horse - wants It taken down [View all] Panich52 Mar 2015 OP

If he's not careful, Jacques will get saddled with a lawsuit Orrex Mar 2015 #1

Whinney gets sued he will flying rabbit Mar 2015 #2

...if he has a bad faith intent to profit jberryhill Mar 2015 #4

You're just another neighsayer pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #5

Forsooth! jberryhill Mar 2015 #8

Foreshanks! pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #10

forelocks! n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #26

Horsepucky! pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #28

Four hooves~!!!!!! MADem Mar 2015 #71

I suspect that he hopes to generate stable income Orrex Mar 2015 #16

What unbridled arrogance! Princess Turandot Mar 2015 #17

It's time to bring this crap to halter! pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #25

You're never pasture prime! underpants Mar 2015 #80

As it would certainly behoove him to do pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #18

lol Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 #11

Don't encourage him. He's just trying to stirrup trouble. pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #12

You mustang out with the wrong people underpants Mar 2015 #82

Why are they upset over this? Marie Marie Mar 2015 #3

He/she doesn't buy anything in that slop shoot. I can tell by the look on its face. lonestarnot Mar 2015 #7

You can lead a horse to Walmart ... betsuni Mar 2015 #34

Oh, that old Chestnut pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #61

That's the stuff night mares are made of underpants Mar 2015 #83

Jeph had best trot on over to the lawyer's office and review his options! nt MADem Mar 2015 #6

Before he gets outflanked. nt pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #68

The brand protection company also taught Taylor Swift how to give head jberryhill Mar 2015 #9

No one gives horse head like The Godfather pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #13

Walmart canters to its own clientele. nt pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #14

Anybody have the Gallop Poll on this? pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #15

Stop horsing around! joshcryer Mar 2015 #19

Feelng your oats, are you? pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #20

You whinny some and you lose some... joshcryer Mar 2015 #21

When you keep losing, you know you're pasture prime pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #22

Thanks old chaps! joshcryer Mar 2015 #29

Hits me right in my blisters pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #30

No but it won't be furlong until we do! underpants Mar 2015 #81

Awww...why the long face, Walmart? Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #23

why the long face? edgineered Mar 2015 #42

Hmmm Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #75

yes, i will edgineered Mar 2015 #84

Of course, of course pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #24

! DeSwiss Mar 2015 #36

I guess that website won't be up furlong. betsuni Mar 2015 #27

I dunno--I heard it's a yearling pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #37

I'm crying foal betsuni Mar 2015 #38

Sorry to rein on your parade pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #39

If I stay out in this rein too long I might catch a colt. betsuni Mar 2015 #41

I don't know withers you will or withers you won't pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #44

I wouldn't bet on it. betsuni Mar 2015 #45

Odds are your nag is going to the glue factory pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #47

Oh well, no use equining about it. betsuni Mar 2015 #48

Relax--it's just a a photo funnish pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #49

Actually, I have the trots and feel a bit jumpy. betsuni Mar 2015 #53

Please disregard my criticism--I respect your feelings and I don't mean to...put you down pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #55

Hay, don't worry about it, that stall right. betsuni Mar 2015 #57

Might as well face it: you're a barn loser pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #58

I wonder where you herd that! betsuni Mar 2015 #59

I got it from a pal o' mino pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #60

Trying to pass the buck, eh? betsuni Mar 2015 #62

When I say something Im proud to roan it! pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #63

I recanter my accusation then. betsuni Mar 2015 #66

Whew! I was afraid you'd put up a straw man. But now I think we're okay, buck-o. pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #67

I was busy dressaging my straw man because we have to go out (I mustang out with the wrong crowd) betsuni Mar 2015 #69

Major props on "I mustang out with the wrong crowd" pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #70

That was fun, pinboy, thanks! betsuni Mar 2015 #72

lol. my dad loved puns. i wish he was still alive so i could share these. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #31

please give walmart.horse a visit. they deserve the hit. edgineered Mar 2015 #32

What flag is that in the corner? Rochester Mar 2015 #33

I was going to ask the same equestrian. betsuni Mar 2015 #43

Doesn't seem to match image of any state flag. Lars39 Mar 2015 #76

Nova Scotia JHB Mar 2015 #78

thanks Rochester Mar 2015 #89

Hope Walmart doesn't "rein" on Jeph's parade! n/t RufusTFirefly Mar 2015 #35

Fixed: "Walmart displeased with Walmart.horse -- wants it put down." betsuni Mar 2015 #40

! edgineered Mar 2015 #46

Whats the latest Gallop poll say? the_sly_pig Mar 2015 #50

I think your apple got loosa pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #64

You're painting me into a corner... the_sly_pig Mar 2015 #73

Silliness rpannier Mar 2015 #51

I'll bet you never rode a stage, coach pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #52

Trot on over, neigh-bor! Stardust Mar 2015 #54

Sheesh! Would it be too much trouble to at least open the gait? pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #56

Walmart horses always win races in a snap* pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #65

My mane man! underpants Mar 2015 #79

so fun... ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2015 #74

Geez, Walmart needs to lighten up and quit being so picky. Jamastiene Mar 2015 #77

LOL ok an actual serious legal question (sorry) steve2470 Mar 2015 #85

That depends on what trademarks they have covered. DetlefK Mar 2015 #86

here's the legal skirmishing so far, if anyone else cares steve2470 Mar 2015 #87

I guess a substantive post means that we've filly exhausted the puns. (n/t) Jim Lane Mar 2015 #88