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Posted on November 21, 2005November 22, 2005

Perpetual Patent Profits?

IPKat writes about that bane of patent examiners — or is it really just a study break for the nerdiest G-men? — perpetual motion machines. The philosophical feline makes an immodest, and very laissez-faire, proposal:…

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Posted on November 19, 2005June 11, 2011

Lego-ing, going, gone….

The Globe and Mail reports: Danish toy giant Lego System AS was given a sharp lesson in the workings of free-market “creative destruction” yesterday when the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed its case against upstart…

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Posted on November 14, 2005February 6, 2008

Fair Use Still Breathing

The online New York Law Journal reports that the federal court in the Southern District of New York has ruled that a painter who produced a commissioned painting utilizing certain features of a commercial photograph…

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Posted on November 1, 2005November 1, 2005

Alito on Free Speech

A 2001 Third Circuit opinion from Judge Alito supports even unpopular speech, even in schools: We . . . have found no categorical rule that divests “harassing” speech, as defined by federal anti-discrimination statutes, of…

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Posted on October 26, 2005October 11, 2013

Great Seal, not Gray Seal!

The editor at Blawg Review sends along this link, in which the White House sent a cease and desist letter to the editors of The Onion instructing them to stop using the presidential seal on…

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Posted on October 14, 2005October 14, 2005

Trademarks Bring World Peace?

The online Prague Daily Monitor reports Slovak Foreign Minister Eduard Kukan told CTK that he is not opposed to Czech Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek’s idea of Czechs and Slovaks using “Czechoslovakia” as a trademark to…

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Posted on September 22, 2005February 26, 2015

If the Mark FITs

Wear it.

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Copyright Law
Posted on September 2, 2005October 11, 2016

American Graffiti

Graffiti: Art or crime? And by crime, I don’t mean mere vandalism. I mean criminally bad legal-decision-making. The New York Law Journal reports: On July 18, 2005, plaintiff fashion company’s founder, who began his career…

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Posted on August 19, 2005August 25, 2017

Cleaning Up, or Getting Their Clocks Cleaned?

I stumbled on this article in Slate and it seemed to contradict my point in one of my favorite posts. On reflection I realized that actually the two pieces actually harmonize quite well. It did…

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Posted on July 27, 2005February 26, 2015

We Who Were There Salute You in Our Leisure Suits

IP … trademarks … branding … design … interior design … awful interior design of the 1970’s! Maybe I don’t have to sweat topicality after all. I am sorry, but if you really, really need…

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Posted on July 24, 2005February 26, 2015

Carnival of the Brands

Not really. But it’s better than one, I think. And, you know, brands are trademarks and trademarks are brands, pretty much. Business Week’s website has a special section called Branding : Corporate Branding, Internet Branding,…

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Section 2(a)
Posted on July 17, 2005October 18, 2018

Political Correctness Trademark Battle Continues

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 partly on laches has been reversed in part. American Indian…

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Coca-Cola Classic Brand Management and Branding
Posted on July 15, 2005May 3, 2010

Have a Coke and a Trial

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 the use of threatening a trademark suit to chill criticism…

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Posted on July 3, 2005February 26, 2015

Roe, Roe, Roe Your Vote

Everyone’s judicial philosophy, per Kausfiles: [J]udges should have a coherent judicial philosophy and follow it to the conclusions they would not prefer … except for this one conclusion we really, really care about!

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