Have you ever gone into a restaurant expecting to find Barbie dolls and gotten bar-b-que ribs by mistake? Mattel seems to think you might, so they are suing Barbie's restaurant and bar.

I'm reminded of a U.S. judgement against CBS, then owner of The Nashville Network (now Spike TV), who was suing TNN.com (an IT firm) for trademark infringement. In his ruling, the judge comically wrote:

Unlikely indeed is the hapless Internet searcher who, unable to find information on the schedule of upcoming NASCAR broadcasts or 'Dukes of Hazzard' reruns, decided to give up and purchase a computer network maintenance seminar instead.

Being that the two businesses were sufficiently different, CBS lost their case, and faced a motion for attorney's fees from the defendant.