Via E Online: Real band WYRD SISTERS prevent fictional band WYRD SISTERS from performing on ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’soundtrack.
The (real) band’s leader articulated the typical ‘reverse confusion’ concern:
“They are so much more huge than us in their reach that we’ll go out on tour a month after the movie comes out–and we’ll go all over to Australia, to New Zealand–and people will wonder who are these strange people stealing the Harry Potter name.”
Judge Posner suggests that this might be product disparagement, not reverse confusion.
Hat tip: Nerdlaw.org.

Landor Associates, a branding consultancy, has published a list of ‘Breakaway Brands,‘ brands that have registered the most ‘improvement’ or increase in value over the past three years:
Google — Internet
LeapFrog — Educational Toys
Sony Cyber-shot — Digital Cameras
Sierra Mist — Soft Drinks
Subway — Quick Serve Restaurants
BP — Oil & Petroleum
DeWalt — Power Tools
iPod — Consumer Electronics
Eggo — Packaged Foods
Gerber — Baby Foods
Hat tip IPKat.