well whaddaya know - Hormel's suing a company that makes Spam-blocking software...

..."Hormel argued that it has engendered "substantial goodwill and good reputation" in connection with its trademarked lunch meat and related products that would be damaged by Spam Arrest's use of the term. The company added that Spam Arrest's name so closely resembles that of its lunch meat that the public might become confused, or might think that Hormel endorses Spam Arrest's products."...

i saw something when i was at OfficeMax last week that looks more infringing than the Spam Arrest website - damned if i can't remember what it was called, but it started with Span and the logo resembled a Spam can...

we'll hafta see how the Spike Lee trial affects this case, or vice versa...