trademark violation?? comments please.

[carasage]

I was just wondering what would happen to the below circumstances.

There are three companies.
Company A holds the registered trademark.
Company B violated the trademark law by unauthorized usage.
Company C in the original course of business sold Company B's products.

Company A contacted Company B about this violation. Company B chose to ignore this violation and continues use of the trademark.

Company C does not know anything regarding trademark violation.

Company A sues Company C.

What happens here?

 

[O_loung1]

i think the "crap rolls" downhill. its seems A has every right to sue the pants off B and C.

 

[spazntwitch]

Anyone heard of The SCO Group, Inc.? They have sued IBM (which in your example is Company B) as well as end users such as Autozone (Company C).

IF SCO has a valid claim, then they would get Companies B and C to pay for copyright infringement. Otherwise, SCO gets nothing but censure from the IT community.

 

[carasage]

Hmm does that mean if lets say SONY gets sued for some sort of patent violation, then that company may sue every Best Buy, Circuit City, Comp USA etc.. for selling it?

That sounds a bit absurd to me, then again the American Government and its Law is a little absurd.

 

[morriefisher]

Can they? Yes, would they? Maybe not.