Condoms Get Freakay, Litigious

The list of patented, lawsuit-embroiled materials you can stick on a penis just got two items longer. Illinois's very own Portfolio Technologies—that's a discreet, brown-paper-envelope of a name if we've ever heard one—is the parent company of Pleasure Plus condoms, a specially designed prophylactic with an extra-loose "pouch" at the top. For his pleasure, natch.

Anywank, Portfolio has filed a lawsuit against Church & Dwight Co., which owns Trojan. Portfolio claims that Trojan's Twisted Pleasure model is a rip-off, and the suit asks not only that the Twisted Pleasures be pulled from the shelves but also that Trojan pay an undisclosed amount of royalties. OK, let us compare after the jump. It's borderline worksafe: no actual junk, but some images of unusual condoms.

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On the left, we have the Pleasure Plus, pictured on its own website as blue but on others as the more traditional whiteish. (Here's another shot.) On the right, the Twisted Pleasure. Hmmm. They're different a little, right? And why no suit against Inspiral? And finally, help ban Comic Sans.

Still confused? Here are some other condom shapes.

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Margaret, thank you for bringing to attention this very important issue - BAN COMIC SANS.

i thought the extra stuff was to stimulate the woman. hmm...interesting concept.

Sometimes there is no woman, you heterosexists.

good point larry, even the marketing material says that it's supposed to help sensation to the person wearing it.

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