Never seen a company so low

Does anyone have access to PACER?Certified Security Specialist

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I really don't see how they can win cases like that. Using part of their name shouldn't even have a legit arguement in court. This is all somewhat of a shock to me, and others too, or seems to be.'85 Toy

monster energy drinks are on that list.  there is no way i am EVER going to buy anything from them, or let anybody i know for that matter.

I looked at one example of filings concerning Monster. I cannot believe our court system would tolerate this attitude Monster is showing. I don’t know much about their products, but I guarantee I will make sure I do not buy any of their products. What has this country gone to?

Sure they can.  Court fees add up.  You read the news about all the stupid lawsuits....like the ones McDonalds had...or Philp Morris.  Not the companies fault that people don't eat right or know that smoking is bad.  Yet fast food is a multi-million dollar business, hell its prolly multi-billion by now.  Its a money maker. Get yourself an army of lawyers and look big and strong.  The unsmart business owner would drop to their knees at this sight.I need quality equipment, feel free to donate.

all companys have the right to watch out for themselves, but they need to remember this. "Live by the sword, die by the sword" or "what goes around".........you know the rest. Big Dave

Just incase you havent see Mike Shkolnik's reply to the dropping of the law suite against his company,  and i quote from his website....... http://www.madmartian.com/legal/ 

From: Mike Shkolnik [legal@madmartian.com]           Sent: Thu 7/11/2002 6:24 PM

To: Irene BaranCc: Anne Glazer; Noel LeeSubject: Monster CableDear Irene,I understand your need to protect your trademark. Unfortunately, you chose one of the most commonly used words in the Halloween industry to represent your company. People were having monster nightmares before wire existed. You cannot commandeer the word from the English language. Here is some research I did for my response to the case:Number of live registered trademarks for the word "monster": 20Number of live registered trademarks containing the word "monster": 471Number of domain names containing the word "monster" (domainsurfer.com): 6,619Number of domain names that start with the word "monster" (domainsurfer.com): 3,303Number of hits from a search for "monster" on google.com: about 5,950,000Number of hits from a search for "monster cable" on google.com: about 126,000Number of hits from a search for "monster shop" without "monster cable" on google.com: 768Number of hits from a search for "monster shop" with "monster cable" on google.com: 1Number of books on BarnesandNoble.com resulting from a search for "monster": 5,734Number of books on BarnesandNoble.com about Monster Cable Products Inc: ZeroNumber of movies with "monster" in the title as per IMDB.com: 285Number of movies with "monster" in the plot description as per IMDB.com: 438Number of movies with "monster" as a keyword as per IMDB.com: 723Number of movies about Monster Cable Products Inc: ZeroNumber of times "monster" appears in the script for Young Frankenstein: 185Number of times Monster Cable Products Inc is referenced in the script for Young Frankenstein: ZeroNumber of children who imagined there was a monster under the bed: probably millionsNumber of children who imagined there was an audio interconnect cable under the bed: probably none.So, as much as you would like to protect your trademark, you also have to recognize that the word "monster" is entrenched in the English language for its original meaning. I suggest concentrating future efforts outside the Halloween industry. Our monsters have tentacles, not cables. Though I was kind of looking forward to having a bunch of people show up to court in monster costumes. I was going to dress as Frankenstein myself.Note that I was quite amazed at the tremendous support from the audio industry, especially considering I had only emailed some friends and a few people in the Halloween industry. I would never have predicted so many would be outraged in your own industry. It would be wise for you to look into this deeper. Part of it was my obvious lack of conflict with your industry, but I believe a lot of it had to do with the way your attorney handled the case. It was hard to read the initial threatening letter and the filing full of lies without being outraged. If you have not read these documents yet, I encourage you to do so. You should be embarrassed by them. While I appreciate your apology and dismissal of the case, it hardly seems adequate after statements like "at all material times, defendant acted in bad faith, oppressively and maliciously towards plaintiff, with intent to injure plaintiff, thereby entitling plaintiff to treble damages against defendants". The filing is full of lies like this. How much did you expect to get from an unemployed guy with a not-yet-profitable side business anyway?In any case, I do appreciate that you have come to see reason and are doing the right thing by dismissing this case. As you can tell from the web page at www.madmartian.com/legal, I spent a great deal of time doing research for this case, many days all day until as late as 4am. I will be sending you a bill for my time. I am also expecting a bill from my Oregon attorney, Anne Glazer of Lane/Powell. I had not yet secured a California attorney. I trust that you will do the right thing.Thanks,-MikeMad Martian® Museum of Modern Madness™www.madmartian.com Featuring:The Eyeball Museum™ and gift shopThe Toilet of Terror™Broccoli Man™