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iPhone fart app gets C&D letter for using the phrase "Pull My Finger"

Posted Mar 29, 2009 at 12:34PM EST by Karl B.

Listed in: News Tags: apple, Denver, Florida

I find fart jokes funny. Some people don't, but it's all a matter of preference. It's not that big of a deal. For Loveland-based InfoMedia and Florida-based Air-O-Matic, though, fart jokes are SERIOUS BUSINESS.

See, this is what happened. InfoMedia has this iPhone app called iFart. For US$ 0.99 you can get it on the App Store and use it to play a wide range of fart noises including stuff like "Jack the Ripper" and "Burrito Maximo". You can even record your own farts with it.

Anyway. iFart went on to become the number one app on the App Store for 22 consecutive days, supplanting a similar app called "Pull My Finger" from Air-O-Matic. Air-O-Matic then sent InfoMedia a letter full of long legal words to convey their seriousness.

The letter claimed that InfoMedia's use of the phrase "pull my finger" in news releases and promo vids was a trademark infringement. It also InfoMedia to cease and desist, and requested compensation for lost sales, estimated at US$ 50,000.

Of course, InfoMedia didn't back down, asking for a declaratory judgment because "The phrase 'pull my finger' is understood to be a description of the act of passing gas, not a trademark violation."

"Believe it or not, I'm really uncomfortable with bathroom humor," Air-O-Matic co-owner Sam Magdalein told the Denver Post. "My partner is more into that kind of humor, and he pushed me a little bit into doing this as a joke. It would be pretty ridiculous to have this end up in court."

Yes. Yes, that would be pretty darn ridiculous. I'd definitely watch the made-for-TV movie though.

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how exactly are you going to determine $50,000 worth of actual damages from someone using your slogan, which has been in the public venacular for as long as anyone here can remember.

Seriously? $50,000 worth of damages from sales. I would like to see their sales figures showing the exact dip and when questioned watching them purposely avoiding topics like the recession, loss of jobs, and the fact that the competition's product is just plain better.

# ***** — NakedFaerie 2009-03-30 22:34

This is *****. the fart thing has gone to far.

What diarrhea are they going dribble at court?

So 1 fart app makes more money than another. BAD FARTIN LUCK to the loosing app.

Who would really pay for an app that makes fart sounds. It sounds like a free app, not one you pay for.

This whole thing is a fartin joke.

# . — Guest 2009-04-16 05:40

You can't trademark "pull my finger" anyway. If this ever went before a judge, he would simply strike down the trademark.

It's a simple phrase that's been used millions of times in every form of media. It would be like trademarking "god bless you"

# iPhone — phoebe 2009-06-11 02:31

Hi,

I just received my iPhone, the AppStore is plenty of great applications.

I downloaded %u201CIQ Factory%u201D, it%u2019s great to stress out. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id+315474317+mt+8

I%u2019ll be back to post new ones as soon as possible!

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