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Category: Stealing the Language

Posted on December 24, 2022 Stealing the Language

Not Safe For Witlessness

Techcrunch: I’d think this was a joke, except for the USPTO entry. Fark has lodged a trademark application for the term “Not Safe For Work.”... Read more

Posted on December 13, 2022 Stealing the Language

Gripes of wrath

If you’ve seen one disgruntled-former-law-associate attack gripe site, you’ve seen them all.  But I did like this point by gold-plated pariah Edward Harrington Heyburn, Esq. (corrected).  Because... Read more

Posted on February 1, 2022 Stealing the Language

Thick and Juicy Hamburgers!!

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... Read more

Posted on July 20, 2021July 21, 2021 Stealing the Language

Q the Lawyers

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... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Stealing the Language

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

Posted on June 2, 2021 Stealing the Language

Octs in their heads

The Colorado Rockies are “trying to trademark [sic]” the expression “Rocktober.” Originally posted 2014-02-21 13:48:07. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Stealing the Language

“They’re stealing the language!”

Writes Boing-Boing: “Super-hero” isn’t Marvel’s property. They didn’t invent the term. They aren’t the only users of the term. It’s a public-domain word that belongs... Read more

If You See Something, Say Something
Posted on May 28, 2021 Stealing the Language

Best of 2005: New York’s MTA Has an IP Obsession

The New York Sun reports that New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority has filed to register the phrase “If You See Something, Say Something” — its... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Stealing the Language

Footlong trademark thing

What’s all this I hear about a trademark registration by Subway for FOOTLONG with respect to sandwiches? This is one of those other stories I... Read more

Posted on May 25, 2021 Stealing the Language

Unlovely SPAM

Hormel won’t give up.  And neither will Spam Arrrest, LLC (which makes a great product I used for years). A press release from Spam Arrest... Read more

Posted on May 25, 2021 Stealing the Language

Best of 2006: “They’re stealing the language!”

First published March 20, 2006. Writes Boing-Boing: “Super-hero” isn’t Marvel’s property. They didn’t invent the term. They aren’t the only users of the term. It’s... Read more

Posted on May 25, 2021 Stealing the Language

Trademark Insanity Awareness. Day.

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia! It’s a serious condition, but… what about it? Techdirt explains: BoingBoing has the latest story of trademark insanity, where a “charity” focused... Read more

Posted on May 8, 2018 Stealing the Language

Spam Can’t Act

The U.K. Register reports that what would appear to be a very late in the game attempt by the original spammers — Hormel, makers of... Read more

Matthew David Brozik
Posted on April 25, 2017 Stealing the Language

Own (Up to) Your (Alleged) Infringement

The problem—as this blogger sees it—with most mass-media reports of court decisions is that they tell you the outcome, but they rarely if ever tell... Read more

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet and social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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