I don't want to mention its name for fear of a trademark suit, but there's a large law firm headquartered in Ohio (I hope Ohio doesn't start suing people who use its name) that has the initials J D (and I think it used to be J D R P), that filed a lawsuit for trademark infringement against a firm for linking to pages on the firm's web page. I blogged about it below.
Just now, I read a news blip on BNA that said the judge had denied a 12(b)(6) motion. I can't find the papers on line, however, but according to the report, the judge denied receiving amicus briefs in the case.
This is, unless there's something I haven't seen about the case, beyond the pale. I hope the judge changes his mind accepts amicus help, because the notion that there's a trademark violation in this context is, um, novel.
Update: The opinion is here. I litigated TM cases, teach IP, and this is absurd, in my humble opinion. I only know that, in my view, the only thing that has tarnished J D's reputation is this lawsuit.