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Lamp maker Luxo files suit against Pixar

By The World ⋅ September 8, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment
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luxoAnchor Werman talks to the CEO of the Norwegian company Luxo, which is suing Pixar studios over its use of the brand-name lamp, Luxo.

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  • Kristina M. Grasso

    As with the McDonald’s vs. McCurry report, Mr. Werman’s report was accurate in all respect but one. This is both a case of copyright and trademark infringement. A trademark protects names, terms or symbols that are used to identify the products of a certain manufacturer or company. In contrast, A copyright protects original creative works such as books, movies, songs, paintings, photographs, websites and choreography. It appears as though Pixar is using Luxo’s copyrighted lamp design and its LUXO trademark.