, says
yes with its new line of Doo Yoga(TM) kids products featuring the image of the
beloved
Scooby Doo on brightly-colored fitness-play kits and props.
Gaiam's Doo Yoga(TM) series includes:
-- Two Scooby-Doo BalanceBall(R) Kits - one for children ages 3-6 and one
for children
ages 7-10, each of which includes a 30-minute fitness
DVD featuring award-winning fitness
instructor and mother Madeleine
Lewis, a child-size BalanceBall and a pump (suggested
retail price:
$19.
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BROOMFIELD, Colo.98).
About Gaiam
Gaiam, Inc.
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(Nasdaq: GAIA) is a multi-channel lifestyle media company
dedicated to providing solutions for the
many facets of healthy, eco-conscious
living, Gaiam has earned its place as the market leader with
award-winning
mind-body health programs, the highest-quality certified 100% organic cotton
furnishings
and apparel, renewable energy solutions and more.jois pattabhi
The kits
include activity DVDs created with high
-energy children's fitness instructors,
as well as yoga mats, mat bags and BalanceBalls(R).newscom
. That's a
400 percent increase over the rate of obesity and overweight youths 20 years
ago.
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The lawsuit alleges Gaiam is using the Hugger-Mugger trademark to
confuse Internet
users and divert Internet business away from
Hugger-Mugger to Gaiam."
Tom Chamberlain observed
, "Any misrepresentation of Hugger-Mugger
as somehow being related to Gaiam, or that its products
are sold by
Gaiam, is incorrect and reprehensible."
"If the emerging area of Internet sales does
not follow the same
fair practices as other distribution channels, small business will be
particularly
disadvantaged at the expense of predatory competitors.Gaiam Introduces Scooby Doo Fitness Products for
Kids
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"The use of deceptive and misleading search engine practices to
wrongly appropriate
trademarks and sales is a direct attack on the
legal foundations of business law and fair practices
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information about Gaiam, please visit http://www.jois bolsters
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"Our goal with the Doo Yoga(TM) line is to make fitness and health
fun
for kids and easy for parents to incorporate into their daily lives," says
Gaiam Vice President
of Marketing, Howard Ronder. These and all the poses are designed
specifically for children
and described in step-by-step detail on a
poster that comes with each mat.perspiration astanga
Business
Editors/Fitness Writers
SALT LAKE CITY----Hugger-Mugger
Yoga Products announced today that
it has brought suit against Gaiam
(NASDAQ: GAIA) in Federal Court for willful infringement of the
Hugger-Mugger trademark.
-- Doo Yoga(TM) Mats featuring Scooby Doo in eight poses, including
"Flying Crow," "Down Doggy," and "Tall as a Tree," (suggested
retail price:
$21.com, or call
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"Scooby Doo is familiar to
so many people and a favorite among
children, and we've seen that his lively
image helps motivate children to be active. Time Magazine
recently published a 21-page
special report on the declining state of America's health, with an emphasis
on
encouraging people to get moving.Sites whose primary purpose is to sell Yoga-related merchandise
, including but not limited to clothing, props, books, music and video tapes.
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Our good name and reputation
are the very foundation of our long-term success.mats perspiration
Upon information and belief, Gaiam has contracted
with numerous
Internet search engines, including Google, MSN, About, Yahoo and Ask,
to use the
Hugger-Mugger trademark as an Internet search term to
direct Internet users to Gaiam's website or
product sources.com
Tom Chamberlain, President of Hugger-Mugger, said, "Hugger-Mugger
was
founded over twenty years ago by Sara Chambers, an early leader in
the development of unique products
for the practice of yoga.
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This
included the now industry standard of the tapas
(R) sticky mat and
modern straps, among other innovations.
(Photo: http://www.98).
-- The Doo Yoga(TM) Mat Bag showing Scooby in "Upward Doggy" pose on the
front with a
sturdy shoulder strap (suggested retail price:
$14.straps mats
Gaiam's commitment to helping
children establish healthful habits began
several years ago when the company introduced its first
Yoga Kids(R) videos.astanga stretchers
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"Therefore, we believe this case will be seminal in assuring the
rights
of all businesses, large and small, against unfair
competition.
Gaiam later introduced three kids
' fitness kits that earned Parents' Choice
Awards and other honors for quality and creative content
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Hugger-Mugger is seeking injunctive relief and treble damages
among other remedies.stool yantras
Thus,
customers
are confused, mislead and diverted to Gaiam's Internet
website.adidam destefano
For example, if an Internet user
types in "Hugger-Mugger" to
conduct a search on Google, the results would produce the following
link
on the screen:
Hugger Mugger
Yoga, Pilates, Chi
+ Fitness DVDs, Books,
Mats, Clothing + Much More
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, Can Scooby Doo
inspire kids to get off the couch? Healthy lifestyle company Gaiam,
Inc. The variety of
fitness approaches in Gaiam's programs help kids build confidence and learn to
enjoy being active through activities that blend movement, academics, fun
characters and familiar
icons kids love.
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Former President Clinton announced this month that he has joined forces
with the
American Heart Association to combat child obesity by encouraging
children to exercise and eat right
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A whopping 16 percent of children and adolescents are classified as
overweight or obese
, according to the American Heart Association.stool siddha
Hugger-Mugger Yoga Products Sues Gaiam Inc. in Federal
Court for Internet Trademark Infringement
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The Doo Yoga(TM) line and all Gaiam products
are available at
http://www.yantra slipping
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