Lawyer Ron Coleman on brands, the Internet & free speech
The story they’re all talking about on barely-middlebrow talk radio today: McDonalds tries to patent sandwich-making — or, rather, a sandwich-making McGuffin for its Egg... Read more
From Reuters: Google Inc. has knocked Microsoft Corp. from its perch as the world’s top-ranked brand, according to findings released on Monday. The rankings, compiled... Read more
I’ve written before about the odd cultural juxtaposition of McDonald’s and the Muslim world. It turns out I don’t know the half of it! Now McDonald’s... Read more
Joe Gratz shares none of McDonald’s McPain over its efforts to get “McJob” out of the dictionary. He’s right, of course. (UPDATE: Related thoughts.) Originally... Read more
This was first posted on August 26, 2009. Legal Blog Watch: Pet food giant Purina is like a dog that won’t give up its bone... Read more
I’ve written before about the odd cultural juxtaposition of McDonald’s and the Muslim world. It turns out I don’t know the half of it! Now... Read more
Here’s an intriguing item I picked up from the Intellectual Property News blog, which is run by Mansour & Asssociates*: Two of the world’s most... Read more
The first installment of this new feature excerpted Gary Gulman’s assault on soft-brand drinks. Jim Gaffigan’s assault on consumer brands is pretty unrelenting too, and... Read more
Originally posted 2008-05-07 11:06:58. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Legal Blog Watch: Pet food giant Purina is like a dog that won’t give up its... Read more
Burger King’s trademark place is kind of funny. If you Google His Majesty’s Monicker along with the word TRADEMARK, you get this link, which... Read more
Is this good for McDonalds’ branding (click here for my personal favorite URL)? I’m not so sure it’s that bad. Having your trademark publicly desecrated... Read more
This was first posted on February 20, 2009: Back and forth in in social networking space — once Facebook, I digest some key ingredients of... Read more
Back and forth in in social networking space — I digest some key ingredients of intellectual property as it applies to famous burgers (reprinted with... Read more
McCrazy: Malaysia’s highest court ruled Tuesday against US fast food giant McDonald’s, which has waged an eight-year battle to prevent local eatery “McCurry” from using... Read more