MORE FUN WITH TRADEMARKS

Verizon sues union officials for using the trademarked phrase "can you hear me now?" (via Atrios)

Oh my.

If these kinds of suits have any merit to them, then they bespeak a serious problem with trademark law. If they have no merit, then they're frivolous attempts by corporations to put financial pressure on their critics -- in other words, a grave misuse of the legal system.

What kind of lawyers would support the filing of those papers?