How about a Legal forum?

[Inthewind]

One that people can share their legal experiences on. I would limit it to just that though or maybe add/allow referrals to lawyers that specialize in Marijuana cases. This has probably been suggested before...I don't know, I'm stoned.

A perfect example: If I go to a country where smoking is legal, can I be prosecuted for having a positive urinalysis by my employer in the states when I come back???

Just a thought.

Later
ITW

[rick]

check out our sister site, http://www.marijuana.com/420 - there's lots of legal type forums there and a fine community as well.

As far as your example question. No, you can't be prosecuted, yes your employer could fire you for dirty UA. An interesting side note, when in a country other than your own (I am speaking only of the USA) you are required to continue to abide by the laws of your homeland. A diry UA from your employer wouldnt make the cut, though.

Hope ya enjoy your stay!

[jeffqwe]

MONTREAL, April 19, 2005


“WITHOUT PREJUDICE”
PER TELECOPIER


FILLABONG
P.O. Box 89323
HONOLULU, Hawaii
96830-7323


Re : Billabong Products
Our file: 60 095-2


We are the attorneys for Burleigh Point / Billabong (“Billabong”) and have received instructions to forward to you this letter of demand.

To that end, our client has been informed that you are presently selling products through your store and your web site, which products illustrate drug smokers and related items and which web site promotes drugs and pornography, the whole by utilizing the name “Fillabong”, which is clearly a derivate name of our client’s trade name “Billabong” and is harmful and injurious towards our client’s reputation.

Indeed, our client has built its reputation over many years and your company is clearly attempting to profit from such reputation while at the same time undermining our client’s reputation and good will. Our client suffers from it and sustains considerable damages.

Take notice that our client holds the rights to several Federally registered trademarks for the “Billabong” name and logo. Federal statutes as well as common law prohibit you from selling items bearing the “Billabong” trademark and any derivatives of “Billabong” which could leak to a confusion in the mind of the consumers.

Accordingly, your company is subject to legal action further to your injurious products and advertising, which would include proceedings in injunctive relief and damages, which may extend to any profits our client would have lost, legal costs, and in certain cases punitive damages.

In view of the foregoing, you are hereby summoned to do the following:

1. Immediately cease and abstain from utilizing the “Fillabong” name or any other derivative names of “Billabong” from your store, web site and from any promotional advertising or other marketing materials or mediums;

2. Immediately provide to the undersigned attorneys a written undertaking stating that you have proceeded with the withdrawal of all products and/or and advertizing of the offending products in your store, web site, pamphlets and/or catalogues and any other products or materials exhibiting the name “Fillabong”;

3. Immediately provide to the undersigned attorneys a written undertaking stating that you have ceased the production of such products and advertising, that all said products and advertising has been destroyed and removed from the market and that the name of your enterprise has been amended accordingly with a documentary evidence of same;

As a result and as you are now on notice, any further or continued exhibition of the offending products and/or advertising will be considered as a malicious and intentional action on your part and will result in the immediate institution of proceedings to obtain exemplary damages.

Should you fail to adhere to the provisions of this letter of demand within forty-eight (48) hours of the receipt of this letter, our instructions are to institute immediate proceedings for injunctive relief in addition to any and all other appropriate proceedings, the whole without further notice or delay.

DO GOVERN YOURSELF ACCORDINGLY.

PRÉVOST FORTIN D’AOUST

Per: Robert ***uy

RF/bh

c.c.: Mr. Scott Gellis

[jeffqwe]

this letter was sent to me it is big business steping on little business it affects us all tell me what can be done about this.jeff@fillabong

[rick]

Originally Posted by jeffqwe

MONTREAL, April 19, 2005


“WITHOUT PREJUDICE”
PER TELECOPIER


FILLABONG
P.O. Box 89323
HONOLULU, Hawaii
96830-7323


Re : Billabong Products
Our file: 60 095-2


We are the attorneys for Burleigh Point / Billabong (“Billabong”) and have received instructions to forward to you this letter of demand.

To that end, our client has been informed that you are presently selling products through your store and your web site, which products illustrate drug smokers and related items and which web site promotes drugs and pornography, the whole by utilizing the name “Fillabong”, which is clearly a derivate name of our client’s trade name “Billabong” and is harmful and injurious towards our client’s reputation.

Indeed, our client has built its reputation over many years and your company is clearly attempting to profit from such reputation while at the same time undermining our client’s reputation and good will. Our client suffers from it and sustains considerable damages.

Take notice that our client holds the rights to several Federally registered trademarks for the “Billabong” name and logo. Federal statutes as well as common law prohibit you from selling items bearing the “Billabong” trademark and any derivatives of “Billabong” which could leak to a confusion in the mind of the consumers.

Accordingly, your company is subject to legal action further to your injurious products and advertising, which would include proceedings in injunctive relief and damages, which may extend to any profits our client would have lost, legal costs, and in certain cases punitive damages.

In view of the foregoing, you are hereby summoned to do the following:

1. Immediately cease and abstain from utilizing the “Fillabong” name or any other derivative names of “Billabong” from your store, web site and from any promotional advertising or other marketing materials or mediums;

2. Immediately provide to the undersigned attorneys a written undertaking stating that you have proceeded with the withdrawal of all products and/or and advertizing of the offending products in your store, web site, pamphlets and/or catalogues and any other products or materials exhibiting the name “Fillabong”;

3. Immediately provide to the undersigned attorneys a written undertaking stating that you have ceased the production of such products and advertising, that all said products and advertising has been destroyed and removed from the market and that the name of your enterprise has been amended accordingly with a documentary evidence of same;

As a result and as you are now on notice, any further or continued exhibition of the offending products and/or advertising will be considered as a malicious and intentional action on your part and will result in the immediate institution of proceedings to obtain exemplary damages.

Should you fail to adhere to the provisions of this letter of demand within forty-eight (48) hours of the receipt of this letter, our instructions are to institute immediate proceedings for injunctive relief in addition to any and all other appropriate proceedings, the whole without further notice or delay.

DO GOVERN YOURSELF ACCORDINGLY.

PRÉVOST FORTIN D’AOUST

Per: Robert ***uy

RF/bh

c.c.: Mr. Scott Gellis

See ya in court!

[lilbud99]

seems like Jeffqwe is determined to continue pursuing his harrassment of FILLABONG for use of the name.
I fail to see how this can have detrimental effect on anything named BILLABONG, which is a very common name in australia anyway, what ya gonna do sue half of australia too.
Should try to find more interesting things to do with your time fella.
Lilbud

[cheapbastard]

rick i got a good chuckle out of that one

[rick]

April fools is over now...

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