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The Oatmeal Is Sued Again, This Time By An Obscure Greeting Card Manufacturer

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http://techcrunch.com – Can Matthew Inman catch a break? This time the erstwhile cartoonist also known as The Oatmeal is being sued by Oatmeal Studios, a card manufacturer famous for their Spenser’s Gifts-style greeting cards including the classic “At our age who needs a GPS… …if we can’t remember why we got in the car in the first place?! Have a memorable birthday!” Inman is now producing cards with Recycled Greetings and Oatmeal Studios believes that his work infringes on their trademark. Ars notes that Oatmeal Studios “says that Inman’s use of The Oatmeal is too sim (IT news)

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