District of New Jersey: Initial interest, other confusion okay in search terms claim
Just when the Southern District of New York was hinting that it might be safe to go back in the water and stop worrying about... Read more
Month: February 2014
Lady calls me up…
Did you ever wonder what happened in the Val Colbert declaratory judgment action against Chanel? Yeah, I forgot about it too, and evidently I was... Read more
You are not alone. Actually, now you are.
Andrew Cory reports on a rather unpleasant “undocumented feature” that could be cooking your goose right now: Bug 330884 – When different users on one... Read more
Righthaven – Media Bloggers Association files amicus brief
I’ve written a little bit about the Righthaven lawsuits before. Now, as reported in the Las Vegas Sun, on behalf of the Media Bloggers Association... Read more
Hardball at the TTAB
Far be it from me to put words into the mouth of John Welch, whose powers of expression are more than adequate to make the... Read more
Lego loses
We reported on Lego’s overreaching years ago here and here. They tried to use trademark rights as a way to protect the design of their... Read more
Nothing but err
In October of 2013 I blogged here about my participation in a panel on “trademark misuse” at the annual meeting of the AIPLA, where, among... Read more
Good Job, Steve
As predicted in this space, Wired News reports that the publicity generated by Apple’s ham-fisted exile of a new book about Steve Jobs from its... Read more
Google to refine its searches
Ever think it’s strange when you get a search result for another site (usually an on-line retailer) when you do a Google search? That may... Read more
Speech still free for bloggers
Though in most cases, litigation isn’t. The decision, reported by Eric Goldman, is not remarkable. Unfortunately, neither is the fact that under the American Rule,... Read more
Domain names only, please — if that
When is a UDRP claim more, and less, than a UDRP claim? William Morris reports: The Panel spent considerable effort recounting the facts and allegations... Read more
“Excuse me while I kiss this guy”
Michael Atkins, that is. Well, that’s what Hendrix always sounded to me to be saying in “Purple Haze” [corrected! — RDC]. Anyway, Mike continues his dogged... Read more
Just Say No
Got a call from CBS News a few minutes ago. “You’re a constitutional lawyer, right?” “Yes,” I replied. “It is constitutional for me to practice... Read more