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Thursday, August 09, 2007The red cross symbol is an icon of relief from disaster. For months, it has also been the subject of a festering disagreement between major American institutions: the health care company Johnson & Johnson and the American Red Cross. The dispute over rights to the symbol erupted to the surface yesterday in federal court in Manhattan, where J.& J. sued the American Red Cross. It looks as if Johnson and Johnson might have a good case, even though we identify them more with the script "J" than the red cross. (Actually, judging by this collection of boxes, it's been a very long time since Johnson and Johnson have used the red cross as a trademark symbol.) posted by Sydney on 8/09/2007 07:38:00 PM 4 comments 4 Comments:They seem to reserve it for first-aid kits. All the first aid kits in my place of work have "Johnson and Johnson" in script, with a big red cross underneath. By 3:35 PM , atI thought for some reason the red cross predated Johnson and Johnson. I thought it was a Swiss Organization and that's where the cross came from. Nothing to do with the pharm company. By 4:04 PM , at
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