WWF vs WWF

**Chelle2008** · 08-10-2001, 06:28 PM

hahaha BUSTED!

Wrestlers floored in fight over WWF

LONDON, Aug 10 (AFP) - Professional wrestling was dealt a major blow Friday when a judge at London's High Court ruled that conservationists have the rights to the initials WWF.
Justice Peter Jacobs ruled that the World Wrestling Federation must stop using the initials, which rightly belong to the World Wide Fund for Nature.
He granted the conservation group an injunction that leaves the federation facing a 35-million-pound (49-million-dollar) rebranding operation on top of costs and damages that could run into further millions.
Following the ruling, the federation immediately announced it would appeal against the judge's decision.
Both organisations have been using the letters in their logos and say the initials WWF are part of their brand identification.
Jacobs agreed Friday that the US-based federation had breached an agreement signed in 1994 limiting its use of WWF.
He ruled that the fund was right to claim that the use of the letters by the wrestling federation could damage its ability to raise money for nature conservation.
The World Wide Fund for Nature has used to logos since it was formed as the World Wildlife Fund in 1961.
The injunction will come into effect on October 1, subject to appeal. It will prevent the federation from using the initials anywhere except in the United States, where it will be able to refer to itself orally as WWF and to advertise and market sporting events as WWF.

Wonder what they're gonna call em now?

**vampstko** · 08-10-2001, 06:31 PM

NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! what are you tring to do ruin my day ...what will happen to my beloved WWF (the wrestling one)
NOOOOO!!!!!!!!

**Chelle2008** · 08-10-2001, 06:37 PM

Originally posted by vampstko
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! what are you tring to do ruin my day ...what will happen to my beloved WWF (the wrestling one)
NOOOOO!!!!!!!!

sorry Vamps not trying to ruin your day...

but a big ol panda bear just stepped into the ring...

should be interesting I personally think they shoud switch to The ROCK and Co. b/c he's da man

but between the Panda and the Rock, it is hard to tell who's cuter J/K!!!!

**cartoondoom** · 08-10-2001, 06:43 PM

this blows! (lousy hippys) why can't they just leave us alone?

**Chelle2008** · 08-10-2001, 06:45 PM

who u callin' a hippy, kid?

**vampstko** · 08-10-2001, 06:46 PM

Statement From World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. Concerning Summary Judgment in World Wildlife Fund Lawsuit
Stamford, Conn. , Aug. 10, 2001 - An opinion involving World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. was issued today by a trial judge in the High Court of London.

We are pleased that the judge agreed with our position that the World Wildlife Fund has acted to restrain our rights to trade.

However, we are disappointed that the judge accepted the Fund’s justifications for these restraints without affording us a full trial and the right to question the Fund on its need for these restrictions.

We do not believe that the Fund has, in any way, demonstrated that our use of the initials WWF has had any impact on the Fund’s activities. We do not believe there is confusion in the public’s mind between the World Wrestling Federation and the World Wildlife Fund and the logos of the two organizations.

**Chelle2008** · 08-10-2001, 06:49 PM

well, it sure is true that there shouldn't be any confusion between the logos!!!

(these corporate battles get so confusing!!! but the panda was there first...)

**vampstko** · 08-10-2001, 06:52 PM

Originally posted by Chelle2008
well, it sure is true that there shouldn't be any confusion between the logos!!!

(these corporate battles get so confusing!!! but the panda was there first...)

yea but who would you rather have in bed with you the cute and fuzzy panda or The Rock.....

if i remember right you kinda have a thing for him eh

**snoop_doug** · 08-10-2001, 06:52 PM

this is just plain chuffed up, why do they have to complain about this now? it never occured to the wildlife foundation back when WWF entertainment was created?

"anywhere except in the United States", so in the US it will be still called WWF but theyre not alowed to have this name anywhere else? What the p!ss are they going to call it in Britain?

as you can tell by my tone of language im not too happy about this

**mrxypaxn** · 08-10-2001, 06:59 PM

Who cares if they change the name of the wrestling?
Its fake.....

wait, i'm not getting into that. too many problems.

**vampstko** · 08-10-2001, 07:01 PM

Originally posted by mrxypaxn
Who cares if they change the name of the wrestling?
Its fake.....

wait, i'm not getting into that. too many problems.

get outta here its not fake ...its choreographed ..its different

**Chelle2008** · 08-10-2001, 07:02 PM

Originally posted by vampstko

Originally posted by Chelle2008
well, it sure is true that there shouldn't be any confusion between the logos!!!

(these corporate battles get so confusing!!! but the panda was there first...)

yea but who would you rather have in bed with you the cute and fuzzy panda or The Rock.....

if i remember right you kinda have a thing for him eh

doh! OK OK you got me on that one

**Chelle2008** · 08-10-2001, 07:06 PM

Originally posted by Chelle2008

Originally posted by vampstko

Originally posted by Chelle2008
well, it sure is true that there shouldn't be any confusion between the logos!!!

(these corporate battles get so confusing!!! but the panda was there first...)

yea but who would you rather have in bed with you the cute and fuzzy panda or The Rock.....

if i remember right you kinda have a thing for him eh

doh! OK OK you got me on that one

errr... The Rock would definitely win the bed question just in case anybody's confused... NOT the panda, I repeat, NOT the panda

**vampstko** · 08-10-2001, 07:11 PM

Originally posted by Chelle2008

errr... The Rock would definitely not win the bed question just in case anybody's confused... YES the panda, I repeat, YES the panda

did i quote this right

**mrxypaxn** · 08-10-2001, 07:16 PM

Originally posted by vampstko
get outta here its not fake ...its choreographed ..its different

Thats the same kindergarden mindset that has ruined the children of today. Its may be choreographed but its still fake.

And chelle, whats up with you and that panda?

**Chelle2008** · 08-10-2001, 07:17 PM

Yikes! I knew something about this thread would get outta hand but that's not quite what I had expected

[Edited by Chelle2008 on 05-27-2002 at 06:44 PM]

**vampstko** · 08-10-2001, 07:23 PM

Originally posted by Chelle2008

Yikes! I knew something about this thread would get outta hand but that's not quite what I had expected

i gotta have some fun with ya darlin

**mrxypaxn** · 08-10-2001, 07:24 PM

Originally posted by Chelle2008
Yikes! I knew something about this thread would get outta hand but that's not quite what I had expected

Sorry.... i know you dont have anything with the panda.

you dont, do you?

**Chelle2008** · 08-10-2001, 07:26 PM

Originally posted by vampstko

Originally posted by Chelle2008

Yikes! I knew something about this thread would get outta hand but that's not quite what I had expected

i gotta have some fun with ya darlin

well i'm laughing so much here the rest of my office is starting to wonder what's going on...

hope they don't ask ;p

**Chelle2008** · 08-10-2001, 07:28 PM

i'd have a hard time explaining where that one came from

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