Unlikely to confuse
Check out, and think about, this post by John Welch and, of course, the article he’s writing about, one of whose authors is Barton Beebe,... Read more
Category: Trademarks and trademark law
The ultimate trademark?
Okay, so I thought I had accomplished something by snagging a registration for the concept at the heart of trademark protection — why, LIKELIHOOD OF... Read more
Sue you in the funny papers!
Duets Blog presents the exciting, amply illustrated and, potentially, graphically violent story of the company that thought it could capture the powers of a one-of-a-kind,... 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
How generic is your cupcakery? Or is it CUPCAKERY™ after all?
From Ryan Gile: Is CUPCAKERY a generic term for a cupcake bakery? At first, the word “cupcakery” seems somewhat suggestive–a unique play on the words... Read more
Mommy’s trademark infringement
Mommy’s Time Out wine, a photo by Ron Coleman on Flickr. I couldn’t but snap the above shot of “Mommy’s Time Out” wine when I... Read more
Best of 2012: Bates and hooks
Bates numbering, that is. As a litigator, I’ve been living with Bates-numbering, or Bates-stamping, for over 20 years. (I’m not the only one!) I have... Read more
Verb That Adjective Noun! “Google” Is Not (Yet) Generic.
It was bound to happen sooner or later—and in fact it happened back in 2012. Someone sued to have “Google” declared generic and the registration... Read more
Canada: Courts can distinguish TM fraud from error
Larry Munn: The Federal Court recently made clear that Canadian law does not recognize a rule equivalent to the U.S. doctrine of fraud on the... Read more
Petition for certiorari in the FLANAX case
Originally posted 2016-10-20 17:38:54. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more
Keeping it real: Bye-bye, Banksy
Trademarks are an open book — even for Banksy. One of the signal features of the United States trademark registration system is its openness. As... Read more
THE SLANTS trademark: The CAFC reply brief
If you’re following the excitement, you’ve already bookmarked and, presumably, shared with all your friends our initial Federal Circuit brief filed in support of the... Read more
Goldman Sachs, those big losers!
Remember Mike Morgan, the flaky sort who dast challenge the mighty Men of Gold? Now it’s over, like just another paid-back multi-billion dollar loan,... Read more
Immoral, scandalous and obsolete
"Trademarks" today are foisted on everyone, everywhere, all the time Read more