Ron Coleman on the law affecting brands, the Internet & free speech
Originally posted 2015-01-23 10:46:14. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst posted December 17th, 2008. A reader writes to New York Times Q&A guy Stuart Elliot with […]
Originally posted 2019-12-03 12:55:00. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe U.S. Supreme Court announced earlier this month that it will hear the Booking.com trademark case in […]
Originally posted 2014-05-14 12:43:30. Republished by Blog Post PromoterJohnson & Johnson started it. The Red Cross wins it: A federal judge last night ruled against […]
Held, today, in the Supreme Court: Under these principles, whether “Booking.com” is generic turns on whether that term, taken as a whole, signifies to consumers […]
Originally posted 2012-12-23 18:00:57. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst posted April 16, 2012. I’ve been following the IP obsession of New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority […]
This week, the New York Intellectual Property Law filed this amicus brief in the Booking.com case before the SCOTUS. I helped (a little). These are […]
Originally posted 2015-06-28 11:50:17. Republished by Blog Post PromoterOriginally published October 11, 2012. Via Courthouse News, a report of a trademark lawsuit that I’d think […]
Originally posted 2017-03-09 13:47:25. Republished by Blog Post PromoterIn trademarks, generic is generic is generic. That’s what makes it generic. But there’s a difference between […]
Originally posted 2011-03-03 21:13:59. Republished by Blog Post Promoter When I saw Sergiy Sivochek’s post about the PING PONG trademark, I thought it sounded familiar — […]
Originally posted 2012-05-10 14:06:05. Republished by Blog Post PromoterA couple of years ago I wrote this post called “the Museum of Genericization,” about a feature […]
Originally posted 2005-12-26 12:46:46. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThat’s what a generic mark is. The TTAB Blog reports that the TTAB has ruled that Lawyers.com, […]
Originally posted 2012-12-24 13:00:52. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Bates numbering, that is. As a litigator, I’ve been living with Bates-numbering, or Bates-stamping, for over […]
This Thursday is the hot summer half-day of sizzling CLE: The “Hot Topics in Intellectual Property” extravaganza at the New York Intellectual Property Association. And […]
It is no longer the case that the appearance of your brand in the dictionary spells its doom as a protectable trademark.