Mickey Mouse sues Donald Duck. Yes, really

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Mickey Mouse sues Donald Duck. Yes, really

Thu Nov 19, 2009 @ 12:13PM PST

By Eriq Gardner

If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it still may not be a duck.

That's the only conclusion we can draw from seeing that Mickey Mouse has filed a trademark infringement claim against Donald Duck yesterday in Florida Southern District Court.

Yes, an actual lawsuit was filed by an apparently clever and totally anonymous prankster.

Mickey Mouse is being represented by Juan Abagado. ("Abagado" means "lawyer" in Spanish.) Donald Duck is being represented by Pluto. And the deputy clerk in the case is Goofy, who has issued the summons.

(Hat tip to Legal Pad.)

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