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Old 08-28-2013, 01:32 PM   #1
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(Reuters) - The musician famous for the Twist dance style can sue Hewlett Packard Co over allegations that the tech company used his trademarked name "Chubby Checker" on a software app that purports to measure a man's genitals.

In a ruling on Thursday, U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco ruled that Ernest Evans - known professionally as Chubby Checker - can move forward with trademark infringement claims against HP and its Palm unit...

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Old 08-28-2013, 01:35 PM   #2
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I don't need an app, I need a magnifying glass
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Old 08-28-2013, 01:37 PM   #3
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Hmmm. It was my understanding he had no case against HP because they did not create the app and deleted it from their service too.
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Old 08-28-2013, 01:43 PM   #4
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Hmmm. It was my understanding he had no case against HP because they did not create the app and deleted it from their service too.
Sounds like my ex-wife's stategy.
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Hmmm. It was my understanding he had no case against HP because they did not create the app and deleted it from their service too.
Apparently the judge disagrees.
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Old 08-28-2013, 01:49 PM   #6
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Round and round and up and down we go again!
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Apparently the judge disagrees.

Not surprising. A judge is just a lawyer in a dress.
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Hi Tom....long time no see.
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