Pez Sues Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia
Photograph from What I'm Seeing, which has a nice piece on the California museum.
Laughing Squid points to a story in the San Mateo Times detailing the copyright-infringement suit that Pez has brought against the Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia.
The giant Pez dispenser that Gary Doss and Nancy Yarbrough Doss created that got them into Guinness World Records is at the heart of the lawsuit:
Attorneys for Pez Candy Inc. argue that the 7-foot, 10-inch dispenser, which is topped with the head of a snowman, and other uses of the company's trademarked products by the Dosses "deceive the public into thinking that the museum is operating under the authority of Pez."
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how do so many companies STILL not understand the value of free advertising? it's especially surprising for a product who's success is based on kitsch and nostalgia. i understand their point about the shirts (they should get a licensing fee at the very least) but they are nuts to try to shut the place down.
sloppy at 6:29PM on 07/02/09