Branding weirds language
Ron ColemanNancy Friedman reminds us how: “A brand is an adjective, not a verb” is one of the tenets of trademark law. It’s the reason Google’s lawyers get on their high…
(RED) my lips
Should Should the (RED) campaign become Red Hat? You know — (RED). Bono. Africa. Primary color. Ha, ha, just kidding. I still have no idea what the H-E-double-hockey-sticks this gazillion-dollar…
Manchester Cathedral, you’re driving me crazy
Originally posted 2007-06-14 11:42:55. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Manchester Cathedral, Winchester Cathedral — same thing. We’ve written in the past — well, not us, there is only just me…
Trademarks in their entirety
It is a well-known axiom that when considering the validity or infringement of a trademark, it is to be considered in its entirety — not broken into isolated elements. Now,…
Death By Lawyer
Originally, originally posted 2007-06-13 20:42:40. Republished by Blog Post Promoter They make that sound like a bad thing. Now, I wouldn’t agree with each and every little thing Stan Schroeder,…
The eBay / trademark dance evolves
Years ago eBay was a problem for trademark owners, who were very exercised about what they regarded as a casual attitude toward the sales of counterfeit merchandise on its website…
Not safe for home
Boing Boing reports on a topic that is an old favorite here: The seemingly-dormant “obscene and scandalous” bar to trademark registration. Here’s one that didn’t get past the PTO. Have…
More on virtual infringement
I’ve already written about what they’re writing about it, and now, so has Victoria Pynchon.
Blogger booted from press box; world does not end
KnoxNews, via Instapundit: This is one of the most ignorant moves by officials that I’ve seen in a while. It will be quite entertaining to watch the Kentucky blogosphere on…
Three score and phony years ago
Counterfeit Chic has posted Knockoff News number 60!
Guileless on the East Side
Ron ColemanShameless, and utterly riskless, too, it seems — selling first-run movies now in the theaters in obvious counterfeit DVD form deep below the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
Spam and you
Technology law maven Bill Galkin sends along this article about how businesses can walk the line between email marketing and the crime against civilization of spamming.
“I’m a man”
And perhaps a Brawnier one than you might otherwise have thought, at that. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. No, not me — you already knew about me. Manly,…
How not to build a brand
Reuters: Animated footage promoting the logo for the 2012 London Olympic Gameswas removed from the organizers’ Web site on Tuesday amid concern it could trigger epileptic fits. . . .…