In honor of Richard Grasso's spectacular demise, check out this opinion from a 2002 case called NYSE v. Gahary. The NYSE sued to stop one David Gahary from posting offensive messages to certain internet stock bulletin boards under variations of the name Richard Grasso. A federal court denied the NYSE's motion for summary judgment because, among other things, no one knew who Richard Grasso was, a fact that severely undercut the NYSE's claim for trademark infringment. Now, of course, I suspect that, wherever Mr. Grasso goes, everyone knows his name.
- posted by bigmouth @ 9:52 PM