The Empire strikes back (Best of 2016)
Ron ColemanFirst posted July 5, 2016. Via the Duets Blog, a trademark resolution that has been building for far too long: It is not easy to establish fame for purposes of…
The Empire strikes back
Via the Duets Blog, a trademark resolution that has been building for far too long: It is not easy to establish fame for purposes of showing a likelihood of dilution…
Best of 2014: Eiffel Tower “copyright”: I didn’t
First posted November 17, 2014. Demain Anne Hidalgo est sur la Tour pour goûter au vertige du vide! La tour dans ses nvx atours…. pic.twitter.com/DU39LzGThR — pierre eric spitz (@sprichtt)…
Eiffel Tower “copyright”: I didn’t
Demain Anne Hidalgo est sur la Tour pour goûter au vertige du vide! La tour dans ses nvx atours…. pic.twitter.com/DU39LzGThR — pierre eric spitz (@sprichtt) October 5, 2014 Just saying:…
Best of 2013: WORLD TRADE CENTER naming rights and municipal IP policy – What rights?
“Best of” posts will continue until next week. This was originally posted on September 9, 2013. The big story today, as One World Trade Center nears completion, is about “rights”…
WORLD TRADE CENTER naming rights and municipal IP policy – What rights?
The big story today, as One World Trade Center nears completion, is about “rights” to the World Trade Center name, according to the Bergen County, New Jersey Record: For more…
It’s not all in the details
Originally posted 2012-08-17 10:14:15. Republished by Blog Post Promoter How detailed do architectural drawings have to be to qualify for copyright protection? Not all that detailed, the Second Circuit ruled…
Copyright’s absolute liability?
Michael Ratoza of U.S. IP LAW reports (via @BeelJDPhD) on a case that issues a somewhat stunning ruling for those of us, such as LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®, who have never…
The Sound of silence
Michael Atkins is beside himself with intellectual-property-enforcement frustration about the use of an image of the Seattle Space Needle — a tall pointy building what they have there instead of…
No copyright in the fact of your existence
Whether someone else’s movie includes your building in Times Square (a properly defunct trademark claim) or, as Marty Schwimmer reports, your pinball machine in the corner of the room, being…
Edifice of absurdity
Ron ColemanVia Boing Boing — ArchitectureChicago reports that the Marina City Towers condominium association is claiming “common law copyright” on the landmark Chicago buildings’ “name or image.” As blogger Lynn Becker…
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 mean something different up there, I guess
Ron ColemanCan a building be a trademark? Can a photo of a building be a trademark? Can a drawing based on a photo of a building be a trademark? I’d be…
Trademark City
The Strategic Name Development blog reports that the naming rights to the New York Mets’ new baseball stadium have been sold to Citigroup. The stadium will be called “CitiField” and…