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Law Firm of Winston & Strawn

Trademark attorney Virginia Richard of Winston & Strawn in New York, is quoted in an article in the December 2, 2004 edition of The National Law Review. Coampanies are using rademark law to improperly suppress perfectly legitimate, noncommercial speech. This is a fact. They are aided by corporate lawyers who "zealously" pursue their large legal fees by improvising novel applications of existing laws. These novel applications are being tossed aside by the courts but these attorneys don't really care. The main reason for filing these unsupported law suits is to intimidate the other side into settling rather than fighting. In many cases, it's a matter of hunting a mouse with an elephant gun. File an intimidating and frightening lawsuit and the smaller and less financially secure opponent runs for cover. It works all too often. It's called the fear factor. Trademark attorney Virginia Richard who advises many companies on the subject of gripe-site suits. "It's the obligation of the trademark owner to protect its mark and in my view these cases are filed in good faith," said Richard, who heads Winston & Strawn's intellectual property department in New York. "They're not trying to bully or otherwise." Yes, Virginia, you would say the in "your view" these companies are acting in good faith. Because it's YOUR paycheck and YOUR annual bonus at stake and the little issue of "justice" shouldn't get in the way. They are trying to bully their way into shutting up opinions they don't like. Is your nose getting a little longer every time you say that?

Virginia Richard and Winston & Strawn have been added to these pages because of what we consider to be their unethical and illegal attitude in attacking people who have not been infringing. Their web site is http://www.winston.com/.