Tiffany v. Costco: Not dead yet
Wow. Remember Tiffany v. Costco? Of course you do. Well, now this: This is a big deal. I did think summary judgment was a bit […]
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A certain NFL team is on the warpath
Originally posted 2014-08-18 11:21:15. Republished by Blog Post PromoterSorry about the pun — but then again, I’m not the PTO; then again, too, my attitude […]
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Major League Baseball – SDNY Balks?
Originally posted 2015-06-28 11:50:16. Republished by Blog Post PromoterA potentially troubling (from the teams’ point of view) thought from the Southern District of New York […]
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Generic no more: Booking.com wins
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 […]
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Not sweet enough
Surprising, really, that it took this long: “We recognize Aunt Jemima’s origins are based on a racial stereotype.” Aunt Jemima character and brand name being […]
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THE SLANTS — Federal Circuit brief
Originally posted 2014-04-22 21:57:06. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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WAL-ZYR versus ZYRTEC: Allergic to legislating trademark law?
Originally posted 2013-02-14 15:08:23. Republished by Blog Post PromoterI have no problem using the TTABlog for a blog launching point every week. Why would I […]
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Continue reading » Geekzone: "Things Are Looking Good"
Originally posted 2012-01-21 19:18:51. Republished by Blog Post PromoterSays here that GEEKZONE is now a registered trademark in New Zealand. No word whether MIT (or […]
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Best of 2012: Cole Haan’s and the MTA’s subway trademark stories
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 […]
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Good News: I Saved a Lot of Money on Litigation
Originally posted 2010-10-12 18:56:06. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Looking for the Geico v. Google decision? Here it is. More to come…. UPDATE: I didn’t […]
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Ed T and the Trademark Dimensions
Originally posted 2020-01-16 10:29:38. Republished by Blog Post PromoterExplanatory introduction to a virtual guest post by Ed Timberlake: I say if it's yours and you […]
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More singularity: Still, er, screwed
I thought I covered all the things, all of them!, about trademarks these days in my recent “Trademark Singularity” Part One and Part Two posts […]
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The Trademark Singularity: Part 1
Well, trademark use is all the rage in trademark thinking and commentary now, and well it should be. It goes, after all, to the heart […]
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Trademark misconceptions abound
Originally posted 2018-03-28 16:02:26. Republished by Blog Post PromoterEver earnest and always thinking trademarkily, friend Erik Pelton proposes “Three Misconceptions about Trademarks”: Since I began […]
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