The entrepreneurship of trademark bullying
I figured I must have written somewhere about that PTO trademark bullying thing — or if I didn’t, I am sure I linked to someone... Read more
Category: Trademarks and trademark law
But you can never leave
No. No!!! The Eagles are suing the owners of a Mexican hotel named Hotel California, claiming it’s capitalizing off the band’s hit song of the... Read more
Family planning
Here’s an intriguing item I picked up from the Intellectual Property News blog, which is run by Mansour & Asssociates*: Two of the world’s most... Read more
Section 2(d) and bridging the gap
In the future, if there is any singularity in trademark law, it may well come down to what what is called “bridging the gap” in... Read more
Redskins redux
Remember the Washington Redskins trademark tussle? CNBC reports that it’s back — again — and better than ever. This time the focus is an interesting... Read more
Semaphores and metales
Two kinds of analogy, as scrambled by an old and dear friend. Evidently, there is another kind. John Welch writes about a TTAB decision cancelling... Read more
Booking.com and genericness
The U.S. Supreme Court announced earlier this month that it will hear the Booking.com trademark case in the new year. Booking.com BV, owner of the... Read more
Nothing gained?
UPDATE: I have further thoughts about what is almost certainly the real motivating factor behind Jones Day’s actions in connection with their obviously frivolous lawsuit... Read more
A different Slant
Does this story in the Northwest Asian Weekly about the trademark registration woes of a rock band called The Slants sound familiar? The Slants, whose members... Read more
Unfair use
More pain, very little gain — besides for lawyers’ college funds — in the roiling world of trademark fair use. Originally posted 2012-09-10 06:00:30. Republished... Read more
Nothing more fun than reading a scathing review!
Not that that’s the only reason Frank Rich should have stayed in his old job. But I digress. John Welch nominates a recent TTAB decision... Read more
“Rock ‘n Roll, Redskins & Free Speech”
I have tried not to overload the blog with media coverage about our Supreme Court case involving THE SLANTS, but this is pretty ginchy: Originally... Read more
“I’m a man”
And perhaps a Brawnier one than you might otherwise have thought, at that. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. No, not me — you... Read more
What’s new up North
The Canadian Trademark Blog writes about three recent trademark decisions from the Canadian courts that readers may find of interest. Originally posted 2014-06-17 16:41:07. Republished... Read more