Sprinkles gets tough with Sprinkled Pink, other cupcake stores

Sprinkles is frosted by other cupcake sellers allegedly violating their trademark. "The question is whether Sprinkles can lay claim to a word that is commonly used in the context of frosting," says a law professor. (Los Angeles Times)

Comments

[AngrySockMonkey]

arguing over spinkles.... how gay is that???

put them in a room. let them fight it out, so someone can say they are KING OF THE SPRINKLE

this is stupid and so not newsworthy

and what even worse is the people like myself who read this and take the time to write stuff about it. i should be taken out back and severely beaten.i hate myself

[USMerc]

I can't believe I read the whooooooole thing.....

[Soo]

I'm having a lot of trouble with this. There are plenty of uses for the word "sprinkle" and its various forms; one company laying exclusive claim to the name is preposterous.

[WhyME]

JFK the next thing you know Wal-Mart is going to try and sue every company that uses red white and blue in it's logo. This is just stupidity.

Focus on making your g-darned cupcakes, if they are as great as they say, you should not be concerned with stupid sprinkes.

They need to grow the F up.

I also somehow feel dumber from reading this article.

[sometimesilie]

No.

[Cluckie]

Glad to see I'm not the only one.

[elizabeth]

i will never eat another sprinkled anything again...unless im in church ;o

[troschne]

ASM, what makes arguing over sprinkles "gay"?

This story made me go into a sugar coma. Just rename one of them Sprinkles and the City. Then, HBO can come after them, like they did that shop in Baltimore.

[AngrySockMonkey]

come on, that story was queerer than a three dollar bill

[troschne]

Whatever--I guess I don't see that, but if you do, have at it...

[elizabeth]

i thought the gay comment was hilarious i can totally picture a gay man arguing over who gets to have pink sprinkles on their cupcakes ahahahahah

[thomas]

I thought Sprinkles was the common name for an old incontinent dog.
Could be an interesting logo.

[Kelly]

I am so glad that they are straigtening out this issue. I was so sick of losing sleep over the whole thing. Gosh! Can you imagine the horror over someone else using the sprinkle-thingie? Tragic!

[Reno]

Personally, I only made it about halfway through the article before my brain went numb. Guess it was all that sweet sprinkley goodness...

[Soo]

No, Reno, that was your brain protesting the stupidity it was being forced to process.

Please give it a beer before it quits altogether.

[Reno]

Haha, Soo, thanks. Anyone got a beer? I'll trade you for some herbs...

I SENSE A MAJOR BATTLE HERE

[troschne]

elizabeth, it apparently doesn't take a lot to amuse you.

[Rat]

Of all the stupid retarded things...Jesus Harold Christ.
This will just line some lawyer's pocket book.

Hell...lets all kick in for a keg.

[Sheila]

I think I'll ask Cook to make some cupcakes.

[elizabeth]

yes i enjoy a good laugh at the sillyness of life. i must be soo small minded

[Soo]

Reno, that reminds me of the time I got stuck in Deadhead post-concert traffic in Ohio. The interstate was as always under construction ahead, and so we were just inching along. A VW bus pulls up beside me and the passenger leans out the window to ask me if I might have some "herbs for cramps."

Without missing a beat, I held up a snack box and replied, "No herbs, but I've got a box of Bugles."

She took them from me, declared them to be righteous, and they continued on their way. I figured if she managed found the herbs, she'd also need some munchies for afters. :P

[Reno]

LOL, Soo! It's true, she'd definitely need something to tame that craving for a little sweet and/or salty something. I apparently ate half a can of Pringles while 'walking in my sleep' last night... gonna have to put a bell on the pantry I guess.