Best of 2014: Nothing but err
Originally published on February 21, 2014. In October of 2013 I blogged here about my participation in a panel on “trademark misuse” at the annual […]
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Icon icon: “I conned”
Shepard Fairey, he of the icon con, is about to be the other kind of con — the “vict” kind, as Jim Treacher explains: By […]
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Tattoo Me ®
Eric Goldman has an interesting piece about an issue that has actually come up in my practice: Trademarks and tattoos, and specifically the concept of […]
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Continue reading » A breath of fresh air!
Sometimes you just get to enjoy the view. Ain’t I an environmentalist too? Here, courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune, is nature at its vicious, and […]
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Nothing but err
In October of 2013 I blogged here about my participation in a panel on “trademark misuse” at the annual meeting of the AIPLA, where, among […]
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Continue reading » Good Job, Steve
As predicted in this space, Wired News reports that the publicity generated by Apple’s ham-fisted exile of a new book about Steve Jobs from its […]
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“Excuse me while I kiss this guy”
Michael Atkins, that is. Well, that’s what Hendrix always sounded to me to be saying in “Purple Haze” [corrected! — RDC]. Anyway, Mike continues his dogged […]
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Drink to me only with thine eyes
A week or so ago it was the sad story of Jimi Hendrix on the bottle. Now the TTABlog reports on another famous-dead-guy-as-booze-trademark case: Applicant […]
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Best of 2013: Arnold Palmer and the Perfect Brand
As seen in the Benny Goodman case in the TTAB, celebrity, brand power and trademark rights may outlive a celebrity’s peak performing years, but will bear fruit only […]
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Continue reading » The Dead Hand of Copyright
Zorro first appeared in 1919. Naturally, Sony claims it owns him. (Is this a Sony company?) A little filmmaking outfit called Sobini begs to differ […]
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Best of 2013: Autographs as trademarks: Sign right here
First published on August 5, 2013. The signature of John Hancock on the Declaration of Independence is so famous that among Americans, the term “John Hancock” […]
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Continue reading » Best of 2013: False connections under the Lanham Act
First published on June 7, 2013. John Welch has posted a collection of “false connection” claims under Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. 1052(a)). […]
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Autographs as trademarks: Sign right here
The signature of John Hancock on the Declaration of Independence is so famous that among Americans, the term “John Hancock” has become a synonym for “signature.” Virtually […]
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Trayvon, we hardly knew ye
The headline: Trayvon Martin’s family looks to trademark ‘I am Trayvon,’ ‘Justice for Trayvon’: Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton is seeking to trademark [sic] phrases […]
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