Apple, CBS Sued Over 'Mighty Mouse'

May 23, 2008

High-tech accessory manufacturer Man & Machine filed a lawsuit this week against Apple Inc. and CBS, claiming the companies' use of the term "Mighty Mouse" infringes its trademark. The firm brought its case Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Apple has been selling a Mighty Mouse product for some time and CBS is involved because the company owns the trademark for the animated superhero Mighty Mouse. A blurb on Man & Machine's Web site said the company "declines to discuss its trademark-infringement complaint… the underlying merits of the case, or any related settlement discussions, since the litigation remains pending."

Juliana Gruenwald

Tech Writer

E-Mail: jgruenwald@nationaljournal.com.

Juliana Gruenwald has been covering tech and telecom issues for more than a decade for National Journal, Interactive Week, BNA and Congressional Quarterly. This is her second stint with National Journal. She was recruited by NJ in 1998 to help launch its first tech policy publication, Technology Daily. She left in 2000 to cover international tech and telecom issues for Ziff Davis Media's Interactive Week magazine. She started her career at United Press International as the wire service's first Helen Thomas Intern. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota. A Minneapolis native, she misses the lakes but not the cold.

Josh Smith

Tech Reporter

E-Mail: joshsmith@nationaljournal.com.

Josh Smith covers technology policy as a staff reporter for National Journal. He previously interned at National Journal Daily, a Senate press office, and the Deseret News in Salt Lake City where he covered the state legislature, courts, and crime. In 2009 he graduated with honors from Southern Utah University after managing an award-winning student newspaper as editor-in-chief. Josh has received state, regional and national awards for his political and policy reporting, including first place in CapitolBeat’s 2009 Best of Statehouse Reporting college competition. A native of drop-dead-gorgeous Utah, Josh lives in Virginia with his wife, Amber.

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