RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 5 /CNW/ -- Lulu Enterprises (www.lulu.com) announced today that it has filed suit against N-F Newsite LLC ("Hulu") for trademark
infringement, unfair and deceptive trade practices and for federal cyberpiracy.
In the complaint, filed in US District Court in Raleigh, NC, Lulu alleges
that Hulu (www.hulu.com), as a result of their recent name and Internet domain
announcements, have intentionally attempted to create confusion in the
marketplace. Hulu, in name, as a mark and in their business as a digital
content distribution platform, represents a definitive encroachment.
In addition to the conflict in business for digital video, Hulu's trademark
filing, filed on August 22, 2007, identifies various products and services, many
of which are related to, and even identical to, the services that Lulu provides
under its Lulu marks.
"We have spent more than five years and tens of millions of dollars in
investment successfully building the Lulu brand and website into a place for
millions of creators and consumers to publish, buy, sell and manage digital
content," said Lulu CEO Bob Young. "It is clear we are required to move quickly
to protect our intellectual property and defend ourselves against this
infringement before it significantly damages our business."
Lulu (www.lulu.com and www.lulu.tv), a privately held company, was launched in
2002 and allows creators to publish both contextual-based and multimedia content
in a variety of applications. Lulu has almost 1.2 million registered users and
receives more than three million unique visitors per month between its global
sites. Lulu users currently publish more than four
thousand new pieces of content - books, video, calendars, music - each week and
is growing rapidly with almost 15,000 new registrations per week. As a
marketplace, Lulu has paid out millions of dollars in creator earnings.
For further information: Gail Jordan, Lulu Enterprises, +1-919-723-8632, or
gjordan@lulu.com Web Site: http://www.lulu.com http://www.lulu.tv http://www.hulu.com
