Defendant Contact Information
06/03/03 07:42 PM
Defendant
InformationTwo attorneys have been representing many of the defendants through different phases of this case They should be your main contacts for legal details about this lawsuit.
Law Offices of Charles Lee Mudd Jr.
3344 North Albany Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60618
t: 773-588-5410
f: 773-588-5440
www.muddlawoffices.com
Charles Lee Mudd Jr.
cmudd@muddlawoffices.com
Ward & Harrison LLP
624 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2940
Los Angeles, CA 90017
t: 213.995-2500
f: 213.995-2505
Ted S. Ward
If unavailable contact Helen Benavides
CafePress
CafePress is not a defendant in this case. But, many of the defendants are CafePress shopkeepers. Candice is very familiar with the growing number of these trademark abuse cases.
IP Council
Candice Carr
ccarr@cafepress.com
t: 650-655-3016
f: 650.240-0260
www.cafepress.com
Defendants’ Website
www.sourpeas.org
Plaintiff Contact Information
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Contacts
Sweet Pea
Stacy Frati
Sweet Pea, Ltd. 5300 NW 37th Ave. Miami, FL 33142
t: 305-634-0700
f: 305-634-7070
www.gosweetpea.com
Plaintiff’s Attorney
Alexander E. Barthet abarthet@barthet.com
200 S. Biscayne Blvd. Suite 1800 Miami, Florida 33131
t: 305.347.5290
f: 305.377.8695
www.barthet.com
Defendant Quotes...
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Contacts
"We are just the average american family in a
small town setting. We had to look at the possibilty of
paying the Plaintiff's demand for
compensation--even though everyone who hears the
details of this case can plainly see how ridiculous it
is. Five thousand dollars is a devistating amount of
money for a family like mine. I stay at home with
the babies while my husband works. In our small Kansas
town, there isn't a job that could afford me to place
my children in childcare--and be able to pay off
this amount of money in any kind of timely
fashion. But to fight this out in court could cost us
the college funds for the girls--even if its dropped
before it gets to a real trial. That's what people
don't realize and that's what the Plaintiff's law firm
is counting on." Kim A.
"Without some publicity to expose preposterous attacks such as this, underhanded individuals will be inspired and allowed to claim "intellectual property" over any common phrase or name as a shortcut to the profits they desire, attacking small business owners in any area - not even those in direct competition... it would be a real blow to our free enterprise system." Allaina H.
"I can't believe that we are actually being sued for the common term Sweet Pea, which is the nickname I called my 12-month-old girl before lawsuit. Now the term leaves an awful taste in my mouth, worse than the taste of her strained peas!" Laura O.
"How can a common word like a vegetable name or term of endearment be trademarked? At this rate we'll have to create a new language, as this one will be exclusively proprietary." Laura O.
"This particular suit has been filed and the goal has been to obtain settlement money from defendants who all happen to be easily intimidated, don't have the money for an attorney, or who would be financially devastated by protesting. This result is either very intentional, or it is an unwitting result, but either way, the key players in this trademark suit weren't named and a person can't help but wonder if it is because those key players have their own attorney on staff." Lauren V.
"This litigation is a disturbing example of the current trend of legal manipulation in trademark law where it is easier to intimate the small guy for gain and ignore the big guy because, of course, the big guy would be able to put up a real fight. The only person coming out ahead in these suits are the attorneys, while the plaintiffs gains little to nothing since the only people crushed put little or nothing into the stream of commerce (as is the case in this suit specifically), and the small defendants suffer horribly (as also in the case of this suit specifically.)" Lauren V.
"I was shocked! What does the shirt I was selling have to with the tags on Sweet Pea Limited's clothing. I received no warning at all. I was never asked to stop selling shirts. In all the time I've had it, I only sold two shirts." Alison R.