NEW YORK (AP) - Toy maker Mattel went to court Tuesday to declare the name of its clean-cut Barbie dolls doesn't belong on a model's pornographic website.
Mattel seeks to shut porn website it says uses Barbie trademarks
In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Mattel said the website for an adult entertainer named China Barbie has tried to benefit from Mattel's success with the 48-year-old line of dolls, which includes Barbie's sister, Skipper, her best friend, Midge, and Skipper's boyfriend, Kevin.
China Barbie's site says she's a 34D-22-33 (all natural!) "cordial young lady" who sat behind the desks of some of the world's leading investment banking firms and advertising agencies in New York City before going into porn. It says her filmography includes "Me Luv You Long Time," "Ethnic Cheerleaders 8" and "Passport to Paradise."
The lawsuit said Mattel Inc. registered its trademarks to protect the Barbie line of dolls and the US$1.6 billion in sales it generates. Mattel said it has sold more than one billion Barbie dolls worldwide and the typical U.S. girl owns eight of them.
The lawsuit said the offending website is registered to Global China Networks LLC and is operated by Terri Gibson, a Hollywood, Fla., resident.
A telephone message left for Gibson on Tuesday was not immediately returned.
The lawsuit said Global China Networks used a domain name containing the word "barbie" in a "bad faith attempt to profit from Mattel's Barbie trademarks" and had damaged Mattel's good name.
The lawsuit asked the court to order the transfer of the domain name registration to Mattel, to award damages of up to $100,000 and order any profits Global China Networks achieves be given to Mattel.
Mattel said the website is toying with an image it has carefully cra
Mattel seeks to shut porn website it says uses Barbie trademarks
In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Mattel said the website for an adult entertainer named China Barbie has tried to benefit from Mattel's success with the 48-year-old line of dolls, which includes Barbie's sister, Skipper, her best friend, Midge, and Skipper's boyfriend, Kevin.
China Barbie's site says she's a 34D-22-33 (all natural!) "cordial young lady" who sat behind the desks of some of the world's leading investment banking firms and advertising agencies in New York City before going into porn. It says her filmography includes "Me Luv You Long Time," "Ethnic Cheerleaders 8" and "Passport to Paradise."
The lawsuit said Mattel Inc. registered its trademarks to protect the Barbie line of dolls and the US$1.6 billion in sales it generates. Mattel said it has sold more than one billion Barbie dolls worldwide and the typical U.S. girl owns eight of them.
The lawsuit said the offending website is registered to Global China Networks LLC and is operated by Terri Gibson, a Hollywood, Fla., resident.
A telephone message left for Gibson on Tuesday was not immediately returned.
The lawsuit said Global China Networks used a domain name containing the word "barbie" in a "bad faith attempt to profit from Mattel's Barbie trademarks" and had damaged Mattel's good name.
The lawsuit asked the court to order the transfer of the domain name registration to Mattel, to award damages of up to $100,000 and order any profits Global China Networks achieves be given to Mattel.
Mattel said the website is toying with an image it has carefully cra
