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Hardware trademark rejected in UK

Posted on August 22, 2006 by Ron Coleman

The Register reports: A businessman has failed to win the right to register the term “screw you” as a wide-ranging European trademark because it is […]

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On the wrong track, as usual

Posted on July 17, 2006 by Ron Coleman

Jews for Jesus, the sleazy, misleading missionaries who crawl over Manhattan each summer, had to back off from their use of the MTA’s world-famous symbols. […]

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The slide to genericide

Posted on July 4, 2006 by Ron Coleman

Evan Brown writes about everyone’s favorite candidate for the dustbin of trademark history — Google. It’s obvious to me that Google has made a conscious […]

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No, no, a thousand times no. Homey.

Posted on May 11, 2006 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2013-06-26 14:54:58. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Damon Wayans is rejected again in his attempt to file a trademark that only black people […]

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“They’re stealing the language!”

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-02-12 08:15:14. Republished by Blog Post PromoterWrites Boing-Boing: “Super-hero” isn’t Marvel’s property. They didn’t invent the term. They aren’t the only users of […]

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The only unmentionable trademark?

Posted on March 3, 2006 by Ron Coleman

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 […]

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Thick and Juicy Hamburgers!!

Posted on January 25, 2006 by Ron Coleman

Trademark rights aren’t supposed to give you a monopoly on commonly used phrases or descriptions. Asks the Centre Daily Times of State College, Pennsylvania: What […]

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Jews for Jesus Redux (or, the Second Filing)

Posted on December 23, 2005 by Ron Coleman

Jews for Jesus sues Google over blog SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Christian evangelical group Jews for Jesus is suing Google Inc., saying a Web log […]

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Reverse Trademark Dilution?

Posted on July 27, 2005 by Ron Coleman

Trademark dilution is something that happens when you use my “famous” trademark in a way that, while not necessarily threatening likelihood of confusion — because […]

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Political Correctness Trademark Battle Continues

Posted on July 17, 2005 by Ron Coleman

We haven’t heard the last of the fight over the Washington Redskins trademark fight. The AP reports that the earlier decision rejecting the challenge based […]

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Have a Coke and a Trial

Posted on July 15, 2005 by Ron Coleman

India doesn’t have a First Amendment, as such, but from what I read its free speech protections are similar to those in the West. So […]

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Q the Lawyers

Posted on March 27, 2005 by Ron Coleman

A report in the online Financial Express says that Nissan is suing Audi over “Q.” To wit: “We are seeking to bar Audi from using […]

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Brand Me Infantile

Posted on January 14, 2005 by Ron Coleman

Reuters reports that U.K. regulators have once again slapped the wrist of the French Connection clothing company for their jejune FCUK ad campaign (“French Connection […]

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