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Toyota to take legal action against porn company for using the ‘Lexus’ name

omarrana submitted on 12/8/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:49:50 PM

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After Playboy names the “2008 Cars of the Year” here comes another porn-industry article for today.

Toyota’s Washington, DC based attorney has sent a ‘cease-and-desist’ letter to EBoy’s Studio, whose pornographic film features a named “Lexus.” Toyota has told the company to “immediately and permanently cease all use of the name...

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Toyota to take legal action against porn company for using the ‘Lexus’ name

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M53R

Hmm... I remember something similar getting posted ages ago...

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Posted on 12/10/2007 10:16:36 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

jeffy210

Yes, and I believe I commented something to the effect that in order to have a valid claim you must be in the same industry or in one that there can be trouble differentiating the products and services.

So unless Toyota plans on getting into porn or EBoy plans on selling cars this is a moot point.

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Posted on 12/10/2007 10:40:58 AM | | Votes: 2   

austin219

YES INDEED, TELL ME THAT ISN'T SOME LAME STUFF, I MEEN DON'T THEY HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO BSIDES WATCHING PORN........LMAO

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Posted on 12/10/2007 11:44:58 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

ThierryHenry14

Yea, Toyota Execs are probably watching porn. I don't get whats the point. "Lexus" is a trademark name, not a copyrighted word or name.

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Posted on 12/10/2007 11:50:56 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

lewishamiltonpimp

Aren't 'Mercedes' and 'Porsche' common names in a certain demographic group?

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Posted on 12/10/2007 3:05:16 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

huu76

Good one, I forgot about Porsche.

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Posted on 12/15/2007 3:02:09 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

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