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those interested) were as follows: General News, Publication
type: Newspaper and Magazine or Journal. Keywords: Barbie
and (lawsuit or litigation), Dates 01/85 - 04/03. The search
was performed April 16, 2003, and does not reflect any articles
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| Year |
Article |
| 1990 |
Dolled-up
strippers land in lawsuit. St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
June 3. |
| 1991 |
Barbie
to Petra: You're no friend of mine. Adweek. April
15.
Mattell
objects, but judge rules to allow new Petra ad to air.
Adweek, April 22.
Barbie
in the volley of the dolls: Mattel goes to court against
'Miss America' competitor. The Washington Post.
August 1.
Beyond
Barbie. The Christian Science Monitor. August
12.
|
| 1992 |
Toytown
Sindy has plastic surgery. South China Morning Post.
December 24.
Barbie
vanquishes pretender. The Buffalo News. December
27.
|
| 1994 |
Barbie
prank gives voice to concerns. The Boston Herald.
January 1. |
| 1996 |
Mattel
objects to Australia tampon ad. Adweek. February
5.
Barbie's
maker battles makeup manufacturer over unflattering ad.
The San Francisco Chronicle. November 26.
|
| 1997 |
'Take
back your mink,' Mattel decrees. The New York Times.
February 23.
Another
battle over Barbie. Newsweek. May 26.
Beware
of pink anger. Hobart Mercury. June 4.
Trendy
Barbies for all occasions. The Toronto Sun. September
9.
Letters
from the people: pulling the plug on 'Barbie Girl'.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 19.
Wheels.
The Ottawa Citizen. Septrmber 26.
Lawsuit
doesn't sink Aqua 'Barbie Girl' driving album sales.
Billboard. September 27.
|
| 1998 |
Licence
[sic] wars drag Barbie to court. The (London) Times.
January 7.
Cutting
Barbie down to size: women at Cal forum try to give glamorous
doll a reality check. The San Francisco Chronicle.
March 13.
Face
it, the lady's become a tramp. South China Morning
Post. March 14.
Mattel
sues over explicit photos of Barbie, Ken. The Toronto
Star. March 23.
Mattel
fails to see the humor in any Barbie parody; she's no doll,
after all; she's a gold mine. (New Orleans) Times-Picayune.
June 7.
Barbie's
latest dollhouse is a federal courtroom. The Denver
Post. June 18.
'Barbie'
website leads to lawsuit. The Toronto Sun. November
18.
|
| 1999 |
Suit
filed to save Barbie's good name. Chicago Sun-Times.
February 5.
Making
the news. Australian Financial Review. February
6.
Barbie
maker sues local firm. South China Morning Post.
April 26.
Porn
site sued over Barbie. The Australian. October
5.
Media
Talk: Mattel sues publisher over Barbie essays. The
New York Times. December 6.
|
| 2000 |
Barbie
goes to Hollywood. The Irish Times. January 26.
Trailer
Trash doll; from Arsenic & Apple Pie. Creative
Review. March 1.
Taking
on Mattel: company isn't toying around with artist and Barbie
exhibit. The San Diego Union-Tribune. November
16.
|
| 2001 |
Parents,
officials support pulling Barbie race exhibit. The
Denver Post. February 28.
Removal
of pupil's project about race ignites debate. The
New York Times. March 4.
United
States: bad Barbie dolls. Mondaq Business Briefing.
August 3.
Judge
lets artist use Barbie in parodies. The Houston Chronicle.
August 14.
Artist
has his way with Barbie doll. The Australian.
August 15.
Barbie
in a blender? Judge says that's OK. (Melbourne) Herald
Sun. August 15.
A
new brand of internet pirate out to infringe the trademark.
The Scotsman. November 12.
|
| 2002 |
Childhoods
trashed by merchandisers. Hobart Mercury. October
8.
In
Brief/Internet: Mattel loses ruling on cybersquatting law.
Los Angeles Times. November 8.
Dungeon
Doll no threat to squeaky clean Barbie. The Advertiser.
November 9.
Toying
with copyright exploitation. The Scotsman. November
20.
American
icons shatter myth of one happy family. The Ottawa
Citizen. December 26.
|
| 2003 |
Goodbye,
Dolly - Barbie suit tossed. (New York) Daily News.
January 28.
Supreme
Court spurns Barbie suit; 'Blond bimbo' song doesn't infringe
on Mattel trademark doll, justices say. The San Francisco
Chronicle. January 28.
Barbie
is not a bimbo. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March
4.
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