Wall Street Fat Cats Strike

Think your cat causes trouble around the house? Clawed window screens or dug up plant aren't that bad when you consider Meow of Worcestershire, England. Morgan Stanley had to file suit in a dispute over Meow's alleged registration of a domain name using its trademark.

The arbiters, however, were dubious:

Respondent maintains that it is a cat, that is, a well-known carnivorous quadruped which has long been domesticated. However, it is equally well-known that the common cat, whose scientific name is Felis domesticus, cannot speak or read or write. Thus, a common cat could not have [...] registered the disputed domain name.

Perhaps a cat can't read, but maybe Meow's owner should have considered PawSense to keep her off the keyboard.



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