No endorsement here
The Media Bloggers Association president, Bob Cox, is all over the story regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s brand new Guides on Endorsements and Testimonials, which,... Read more
Category: Government
California Uber Alles
We’ve got an even bigger problem now: Read the complaint we filed on behalf of social media superstar DC Draino. You won’t believe your eyes,... Read more
Damaged China
Michael Atkins looks at how China now calculates trademark infringement damages. Originally posted 2014-10-06 09:52:05. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more
Update on speech regulation
Wired News reports: The Federal Election Commission proposed new rules Friday that would leave almost all internet political activity unregulated. The proposal would, however, require... Read more
Trademarks — and Copyrights — in the Public Interest?
Wired News reports: Transit officials in New York and San Francisco have launched a copyright crackdown on a website offering free downloadable subway maps designed... Read more
Federalist Society Executive Branch Project – IP and technology
The Federalist Society has a new blog dedicated to analysis of what the executive branch is up to. You may have noticed the new trend,... Read more
Fake IP news
Fake IP news isn’t news. For years I’ve been expressing skepticism about the constant drumbeat by Big IP, its enablers and its vendors about the... Read more
Brain freeze
We kid Canada here from time to time. Maybe it’s because that’s where all the cold weather comes from. But mostly because they seem to... Read more
The right to write
The online News of Australia reports (via Quizlaw) that a New York federal judge has granted a preliminary order preventing the enforcement of a New... Read more
Best of 2014: The Garden State Parkway and government trademarks: What exit?
First posted on July 24, 2014. @RonColeman @likely2confuse Can you opine on this one: http://t.co/NTwO0K6XzH — Keith Kaplan (@kkaplan) July 24, 2014 So, yes: One... Read more
The Garden State Parkway and government trademarks: What exit?
@RonColeman @likely2confuse Can you opine on this one: http://t.co/NTwO0K6XzH — Keith Kaplan (@kkaplan) July 24, 2014 So, yes: One of my many continuing series around... Read more
Signed, sealed and delivered
That just about seals it for puns of this nature: As John Welch informs us, the Federal Circuit has affirmed the decision by the TTAB... Read more
Does the NSA Think You Are a Terrorist?
It’s nothing personal if they do, but — does the NSA think, maybe, you’re a terrorist? Don’t be surprised if it does. Source: TopComputerScienceDegrees.com Read more
STOLICHNAYA: In Soviet Russia, Mark Trades You.
I’ve long suspected that certain products–vice products, as it were–are disproportionately often involved in trademark disputes, but I’m too lazy to do actual research to... Read more