Editor and Publisher: Stop the new trademark dilution bill
Steve Yahn at Editor and Publisher tries to stir up some interest in what should be — search-term advertising and other flavors of the month... Read more
Category: Trademarks and trademark law
Best of 2009: “Adverference?”
This was originally published on January 22, 2009: Working from home today after a bruising few weeks at work (see yesterday’s post!), I finally figured... Read more
The ACLU’s strange bedfellows
Here’s some news: The American Civil Liberties Union says the Redskins are wrong, damned wrong — but they’ve got every right in the world to... Read more
Proof of God’s existence
“@INTA: Stephen Hawking applies to #trademark name: http://t.co/yWlSZNGJk1” | “Trademark” is not a verb. Who are you? — Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) March 30, 2015 Originally... Read more
Redskins redux 2
I didn’t have a chance to mention that last month, the order denying the legal challenge to the Washington Redskin’s use of its trademark American... Read more
Mark their words
Jihad Watch and Atlas Shrugs — two websites run by friends of mine who have very clearly articulated views about Islamic radicalism, and controversial ones... Read more
Yelp for evidence
Anonymous online comments as proof of a LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION at the preliminary injunction stage? Evan Brown explains: In a trademark case between competing health clubs,... Read more
Best of 2013: WAL-ZYR versus ZYRTEC: Allergic to legislating trademark law?
First published February 14, 2013. I have no problem using the TTABlog for a blog launching point every week. Why would I when I can... Read more
Yes, you can get your trademark judgment enforced in a foreign country!
Uh, not really. Not in this lifetime. But you can get it enforced in Canada, which is the next best thing. Originally posted 2010-09-13 10:50:42.... Read more
Second Circuit and the whole of the law on confusion
This is big, but stay calm. Though I hardly can. I took some heat a little while ago for suggesting, contrary to my generally skeptical... Read more
The only unmentionable trademark?
We alluded to this story in an earlier post. Evidently Daman Wayans’s attempt to file a trademark application for the word “Nigga” continues to hit... Read more
Likelihood of Confusion in Trademark Law: Richard Kirkpatrick wrote the book (again)
[Revised — RDC.] Congratulations to Richard K. Kirkpatrick of Pilsbury Winthrop, who has — through the Practising Law Institute — has come out with the... Read more
Trademarks: The IP that isn’t IP
I have asked, begged, cajoled and — well, no I haven’t threatened Ed Timberlake; who could do that? — but in any event, he won’t... Read more
Google me this II
We blogged a week or so ago (before I got bogged down in this trial — still in progress [UPDATE]) about Google’s trademark challenges. Here’s... Read more