Never mind that etoy.com wasn't a competitor, but a small, non-commercial site operated by a group of artists in Switzerland. And never mind that etoy.com had their domain first. MORE >>
A Tale of Two eToys
The holiday spirit is all well and good. When it
comes to protecting their trademarks, however,
e-commerce companies are prepared to be as
Grinch-like as they have to be. That was the
lesson we learned this holiday season when toy
retailing giant eToys.com got wind of a site called
etoy.com. The lawyers at eToys.com decided
etoy.com infringed on their trademark, and they
took their complaint to the courts.