Best of 2007: It was twenty years ago today
Originally posted 2015-01-20 10:12:24. Republished by Blog Post Promoter First posted on February 5, 2007. Okay, not quite 20, but 16 years ago that Apple […]
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Divine trademark
Originally posted 2012-12-04 12:56:38. Republished by Blog Post PromoterIf you believe in the divinity of the Angel Moroni, that is. Because his image is a […]
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There must be some kind of way out of here
Originally posted 2013-07-19 12:28:51. Republished by Blog Post PromoterBut mediation isn’t it — in the Jimi Hendrix vodka case, that is, which Mike Atkins has […]
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Best of 2012: Sing, sing, sing!
Originally posted 2012-12-26 07:30:54. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst published August 1, 2012. John Welch suggests the musical question, “How is Section 2(a) false association […]
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Best of 2005: Death of an Icon
Originally posted 2015-01-15 11:54:20. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst published on April 4, 2005. A story from the L.A. Times / Washington Post syndicate, evidently […]
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Circle-R for the G-Unit
Originally posted 2005-08-30 11:43:25. Republished by Blog Post PromoterRight out of the Smoking Gun: Back in the day when young drug dealer 50 Cent had […]
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Continue reading » False connections under the Lanham Act
Originally posted 2013-06-07 12:10:39. Republished by Blog Post PromoterJohn Welch has posted a collection of “false connection” claims under Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act (15 […]
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Bittersweet: Hershey bars all comers
As if on cue (they read this blog, right?), long-time trademark bully Hershey continues its aggressive brand — and whatever — protection efforts: Hershey Entertainment […]
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Trademark rights in interdigitization
Originally posted 2012-04-09 17:37:17. Republished by Blog Post PromoterNick Daly drops me a note to the effect that one Jay-Z, gazillionaire rhyming scatologist, has been […]
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Don’t be like Mike
Originally posted 2012-07-09 13:55:34. Republished by Blog Post PromoterHere’s the one about a moron who has too much time on his hands — or a lawyer […]
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Bad “Experience”
Originally posted 2007-03-07 13:13:09. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Michael Atkins reports (I added a link): Owners of the Jimi Hendrix family of trademarks have […]
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Best of 2007: Trademark rights in interdigitization
Originally posted 2015-01-20 17:05:27. Republished by Blog Post PromoterNick Daly drops me a note to the effect that one Jay-Z, gazillionaire rhyming scatologist, has been […]
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Continue reading » Best of 2011: “Life rights”? (Making things with life?)
Originally posted 2011-12-23 01:50:33. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst posted May 23, 2011. Pittsburgh Trademark Lawyer Daniel Corbett brings us an NBA star’s attempt at a […]
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Kid Rocks, Rolls
Originally posted 2005-01-12 17:44:00. Republished by Blog Post PromoterPopular music individual Kid Rock has prevailed in the Sixth Circuit appeal of a District Court ruling […]
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