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Posted Apr 24th 2009 11:27AM by TMZ Staff
Oprah Winfrey just had another Aha! Moment -- when she decided to wage a legal war against an insurance company using her signature catchphrase.
Just a few days ago, Oprah's lawyers fired off a cease and desist letter to Mutual of Omaha demanding they shut down their plans to run a gigantic advertising campaign with the slogan, "Official sponsor of the aha moment."
In the letter, sent April 21, Oprah's peeps claim they have the rights to the "Aha Moment" slogan and they threatened to sue because O doesn't want Mutual to mislead her fans into thinking she's associated with them.
But Mutual of Omaha is fighting back with a lawsuit, claiming that even if Oprah had trademark rights to the phrase, she "abandoned" those rights by failing to "police their alleged mark" when other businesses used it in the past.
In the suit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Nebraska, Mutual asks the judge to rule that they have the right to use the phrase in their campaign.
A rep for O tells us, "Harpo has not filed a lawsuit or counterclaim against Mutual of Omaha. We hope to reach an amicable resolution on this issue."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Oprah
Tags: aha moment, cease and desist, CeaseAndDesist, lawsuit, mutual of omaha bank, O, oprah, oprah winfrey
Posted Feb 23rd 2009 10:30AM by TMZ Staff
While out in Beverly Hills this weekend, Oprah Winfrey showed off one of her favorite things ... frozen yogurt.
But fear not -- the Big O worked off the calories by actually walking amongst other pedestrians.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Oprah, Food Glorious Food
Tags: frozen yogurt, FrozenYogurt, o, oprah, Oprah eating, Oprah Winfrey, OprahEating, OprahWinfrey
Posted Dec 1st 2006 3:53PM by TMZ Staff
This class action lawsuit against O Magazine is a cheap attempt to use Oprah to grab some publicity.
True enough, TMZ broke the story that a disgruntled subscriber has sued the mag and Hearst Publications, claiming she was double billed for her magazines and threatened to pay up -- or else her credit rating would go in the toilet. Maybe she was double billed. It happens. But frankly, it happens with lots of magazines, so why did the lawyers in this case zero in on O? Then answer lies in the O, and the P R A and H.
These lawyers got one pissed-off woman to launch a class action lawsuit. So how are they going to get other plaintiffs? Well, first you need the media to put the word out so other subscribers will follow suit. After all, the more plaintiffs, the more money the lawyers make. The media isn't going to do a story on Popular Mechanics over-billing its customers. Oprah, on the other hand, is a sure bet.
Click here... it's not over yet
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Oprah, Z-Spin
Tags: O, O Magazine, OMagazine, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, OprahWinfrey
