Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Mighty Mouse Caught Up In Apple Lawsuit

Mighty Mouse is a long and forgotten character in the super hero universe. So why is he being involved in a lawsuit against Apple? Well, Apple used the character’s name for a peripheral. The problem is a company called “Man & Machine” filed for a patent for using Mighty Mouse as a name for their own optical mouse technology. The mouse is waterproof, and is used in places such as hospitals and research facilities. CBS gave permission to Apple for use of the Mighty Mouse name. The problem is, i