If you think Facebook.com has been overly aggressive in its defense of their trademark going against sites starting with the word “Face” or ending in the word “Book” you should see the lawsuit Walgreen’s just filed over the letter “W”

      This week, Walgreens filed suit against Wegmans Food Markets Inc., a New York-based supermarket chain over the letter “W.”

      According to the suit filed in Virgina , Walgreen says The “W” that Wegmans uses in its logo is too close to the style of the “W” in Walgreens.
      The suit alleges trademark infringement and asks the court to halt Wegmans from further use of the lettering.

      Walgreens says its “flying W” deserves trademark protection because it has been in use since 1951.

      Wegmans said the scripted “W” it adopted in 2008 is actually a copy of logos used by the supermarket in the 1930s.

     “We were surprised to learn of this lawsuit, since Walgreens did not contact us with any concerns prior to filing it,” said Jeanne Colleluori, Wegmans spokeswoman.

     “Our script design has been in use since 2008, and was crafted to look like the logos our company used in the 1930s and 1940s. We don’t think that there is any real risk of customer confusion between the two companies.”

      Yup not only are words subject to claim of ownership but so are letters and the style of a letter.

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