AUSTIN, Minn., Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Spam doesn't just mean the canned pork product, but also has an Internet usage, U.S. trademark guardians say.

Hormel Foods Corp. in Austin, Minn., sued Seattle software-maker Spam Arrest to try to stop it from using the capitalized word "Spam" as a trademark name. But the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruled against Hormel, saying people won't confuse software that blocks unwanted e-mails with the iconic canned meat that's been around for 70 years, the Star Tribune in Minneapolis reported Thursday.

Spam Arrest attorney Derek Newman says the ruling clears the way for other companies to use the word in trademarked product names when battling Internet spam.

"Spam Arrest fought this battle for the whole software industry," Newman told the Star Tribune. "The case is limited to the e-mail usage of the word spam, which will not detract from the fame associated with Hormel's meat products trademark."

Hormel accepts the slang use of "spam," with a lower-case "s" to describe unsolicited e-mail, but company officials note it spent 70 years to build the Spam brand.

The company said it is reviewing its options, including whether to appeal.

Green card, marriage focus of new TV show

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A new TV reality show called "'Who Wants to Marry a U.S. Citizen?" is in the works, the show's producers, Morusa Media, have announced.

The series, which is being distributed independently, aims to orchestrate marriages between U.S. citizens and immigrants who have temporary visas.

Similar to the "Dating Game," one bachelorette, a U.S. citizen seeking a spouse, will interview three bachelors who are immigrants with temporary visas.

Towards the end of the show, she decides which bachelor she would marry, the producers said.

"We're out to prove love knows no borders," Adrian Martinez, creator of the show said in a statement. "Besides, that's what America is all about -- a multi-cultural nation."

Host Angelo Gonzales said the show makes it clear to all contestants that it does not guarantee marriage or legal status, but will pay for a wedding party and honeymoon should the show culminate in a marriage.

"We're just out to play matchmaker," Gonzales said. "There are thousands of U.S. citizens seeking a spouse, and just as many immigrants seeking the same. So we want to make it a win-win situation for all involved."

Christ on a bike selling for 'Kitschmas'

LONDON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A British satirical Web site offers links to sites selling such items as a model of Christ riding a motorcycle as part of the celebration of "Kitschmas."

The Ship of Fools site is operated by Stephen Goddard, a former Church of England press officer, and editor Simon Jenkins, who told the Daily Telegraph they like poking fun at religious kitsch.

"Riding into town on a donkey was all very well in the days of sandals and wearing tea towels on your head," the site says of the $30 model of Christ on the motorcycle. "But today the Messiah who wants to make an impression needs something a bit more."

Other offerings include the Hip Flask Bible, which looks like a Bible, but contains a 4-ounce flask, and sells for about $30.

For $20, the site offers a Jerusalem Compass, which points to the city from anywhere in the world, its inventor identified only as Moshe says on the site.

"People are shocked when they find they have been praying for years facing the wrong direction," his description says.

First 2 Baby Jesus thefts reported

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Police in Schaumburg, Ill., said they have received their first two reports of Baby Jesus figurine thefts of the season.

Investigators said the plastic Jesuses, which are valued at about $20 each, were taken from two local homes -- one from a front porch nativity scene and the other from a yard display, the Chicago Tribune reported Thursday.

"It is generally a prank and it's disappointing that people would damage or steal holiday decorations, of all things," said police spokesman Sgt. John Nebl. "Unfortunately some folks see this as humorous."

Jeff Wishnew said the disappearance of Jesus from his family's front yard nativity scene has left his 3- and 6-year-old children distraught.

"They were definitely upset by it," Wishnew said. "We're not ready to kill any kid who took it and wouldn't press charges. We'd just like to get it back."

Nebl said police have not yet determined whether the two thefts were linked.