Eat here, get gas. But not if you’re Jewish!
Yes, that’s the famous old joke on the roadside filling station sign. Well, not the second part. But evidently it’s not a laughing matter at... Read more
Category: Brand Management and Branding
“I have been Foolish and Deluded,” said he, “and I am a Bear of no Brain at All”
Before beginning a Hunt, it is wise to ask someone what you are looking for before you begin looking for it. The Winnie the Pooh... Read more
McDonald’s considers IP protection for anticipated move into sale of actual food
The story they’re all talking about on barely-middlebrow talk radio today: McDonalds tries to patent sandwich-making — or, rather, a sandwich-making McGuffin for its Egg... Read more
A Court of Very Little Brain?
No, just the Ninth Circuit, in this case denying the appeal in the Winnie the Pooh litigation over the IP and licensing rights of the... Read more
Rawhide!
Remember the lawsuit pitting the Naked Cowboy against the Mars candy people? Well, the Cowboy rides again — out in the direction of that sunset... Read more
While my guitar gently weeps
One of the first posts on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® was about Gibson Guitar Corp. v. Paul Reed Smith Guitars, LP, 70 UPSQ2d 1911 (M.D. Tenn.... Read more
Best of 2008: “Designer Skin v. S&L Continued: ‘S&L had a perfect right to sell this product'” (July)
This was first posted on July 18th: Unfortunately for future defendants in the position of our client, Internet retailer S&L, U.S. District Judge James Teilborg’s... Read more
Cobranding hell — New York, 42nd Street at Third Avenue
Is it a coffee shop with armed guards? A decaffeinated bank? In fact it’s a bank next to a coffee shop, and they seem to... Read more
One cease and desist letter I won’t be sending
The AP reports that Disney could have some IP issues in a jurisdiction where, regrettably, I am not licensed to practice. Or to breathe: Hamas... Read more
SUPER BOWL!!!! (Updated and moved up)
SUPER BOWL! SUPER BOWL! SUPER BOWL! Now that they “own” the English words “Super Bowl” — terrifying everyone from even the fairest of use with... Read more
Jeeves Gets the Pink Slip
The Street reports that “IAC/InterActiveCorp. is dropping the butler who doubles as the mascot of its recently acquired Ask Jeeves online search business.” Trademark /... Read more
Carnival of the Brands
Not really. But it’s better than one, I think. And, you know, brands are trademarks and trademarks are brands, pretty much. Business Week’s website has... Read more
Have a Coke and a Trial
India doesn’t have a First Amendment, as such, but from what I read its free speech protections are similar to those in the West. So... Read more