Parody and Satire Archives

October 2, 2021 Parody and Satire

Jew eat yet?

Some people are so paranoid! (Who can blame us?) UPDATE: This Randazza slings a pretty good Yiddish. Who knew? Originally posted 2011-09-07 23:59:23. Republished by... Read more

June 17, 2021 Parody and Satire

Evel Knievel not dead

But the Evel One‘s hopping mad and serving papers on Kanye West, the rapper. It sounds like something in the color of trademark dilution, i.e.,... Read more

November 3, 2019 Parody and Satire

Disclaimer for the slow-witted, the vicious and the greedy

I have added a disclaimer to the navigation bar as the winds of oppression howl about me. It’s preposterous to think that this is really... Read more

November 1, 2019 Parody and Satire Secondary Meaning

Can’t win for chewing

Louis Vuitton Malletier loses one on parody grounds. I guess you had to be there — sounds like this is on the wrong side of... Read more

October 17, 2019 Parody and Satire

Trademark “crime”?

Anthony Tambourino reports this odd item: Hershey, the largest candy maker in the U.S., has filed suit inIndianapolis, charging a Pennsylvania apparel-maker with infringing on... Read more

February 20, 2018 Parody and Satire

Trademark suit threats to shut down free speech? Shocking.

Kansas City infoZine News reports (link added): The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) warned the Chicago Auto Show to back off attempts to muzzle protestors [sic]... Read more

February 13, 2018 Parody and Satire

Best of 2007: Trademark “crime”?

Published November 20, 2007. Anthony Tambourino reports this odd item: Hershey, the largest candy maker in the U.S., has filed suit inIndianapolis, charging a Pennsylvania... Read more

July 14, 2017 Parody and Satire

Litigation guy

Seems we just get started and before you know it, comes the time we have to say, "So long." Read more

January 25, 2017 Parody and Satire

It is to laugh

In mid-December I wrote about the chuckles unintentionally provided to the Second Circuit during oral argument of the appeal by Louis Vuitton of the rejection of its... Read more

December 18, 2016January 25, 2017 Parody and Satire

Chewier than ever

Notwithstanding my own bouts of sympathy for the blighters, you have to admit it just looks like the folks at Louis Vuitton are getting so... Read more

July 8, 2015December 18, 2016 Parody and Satire

Ruff times for Vuitton

IP Law Chat reports that LVMH has lost its appeal (decision here) of the “Chewy Vuitton” decision. Here’s an interesting sidelight, and one that may... Read more

January 20, 2015January 19, 2015 Parody and Satire

Best of 2007: Litigation guy

Seems we just get started and before you know it, comes the time we have to say, "So long." Read more

July 15, 2013March 8, 2015 Parody and Satire

Whistle while you cringe

Dave Wieneke asks: Can the Seven Dwarfs of Menopause not be infringement? Note that this (below) is the version up on Dave’s site. There are... Read more