
Just what we choose it to mean
When trademark lawyers — much less judges — use a word, it means just what they choose it to mean — neither more nor less. […]
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When trademark lawyers — much less judges — use a word, it means just what they choose it to mean — neither more nor less. […]
Continue reading »Usually when we think about scams, we think about online scams and identity theft. Well, there’s now a new type of theft that focuses on […]
Continue reading »Originally posted 2015-01-23 10:46:14. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst posted December 17th, 2008. A reader writes to New York Times Q&A guy Stuart Elliot with […]
Continue reading »Originally posted 2012-02-23 13:50:40. Republished by Blog Post Promoter And that’s why the U.S. District Court issued a restraining order in the Palin vs. Gawker […]
Continue reading »Originally posted 2013-04-15 14:30:55. Republished by Blog Post PromoterWhat could be more superheroic, after all, than splitting one trademark into two sources of origin? Maybe […]
Continue reading »Originally posted 2013-11-03 23:05:03. Republished by Blog Post PromoterHere’s an interesting newspaper article demonstrating how fed up people are getting with the claiming of trademark […]
Continue reading »Forcing an unemployed private individual to spend money on a meritless motion after getting her fired for no reason is peak Daily Beast
Continue reading »Originally posted 2014-06-17 16:41:06. Republished by Blog Post PromoterEvan Brown: “Behold the power of in rem actions“: In rem actions over domain names are powerful […]
Continue reading »Originally posted 2012-10-23 21:13:18. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst posted on May 5, 2010. I do a lot of bellyaching around here about how there […]
Continue reading »The issue of resales or other “unauthorized distribution” is one that I have been writing about forever here. Julie Zerbo takes us into the future […]
Continue reading »Originally posted 2007-03-22 21:04:20. Republished by Blog Post PromoterJoe Gratz shares none of McDonald’s McPain over its efforts to get “McJob” out of the dictionary. […]
Continue reading »Cancel culture proves that disparaging trademarks go away by themselves
Continue reading »Originally posted 2014-09-08 18:10:25. Republished by Blog Post PromoterLast night Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge James Kleinberg ruled in the Apple case that “reporters who published […]
Continue reading »Originally posted 2010-08-10 17:08:47. Republished by Blog Post PromoterRead it and laugh. Or cry. Definitely laugh or cry. Then read this really good article on […]
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