He’s one of them
Originally posted 2006-11-20 16:00:10. Republished by Blog Post PromoterAn IP lawyer, that is, and the “he” is Matthew Saunders, who blogs at Legal Fixation. He […]
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Don’t mutilate my mark!
Originally posted 2010-10-12 18:56:05. Republished by Blog Post PromoterJohn Welch treats us to another edition of “You Be the Judge” — well, he calls it […]
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Continue reading » Whitewashed
Originally posted 2010-04-12 18:58:43. Republished by Blog Post PromoterAm I missing something here? Did you know that the terms “Black Power,” “Black Supremacy,” and “La […]
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Where Were You When “Happy Birthday to You” Was Found to Be in the Public Domain?
Originally posted 2015-08-13 21:27:10. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Newly discovered evidence [according to a court filing] “proves conclusively that Happy Birthday has been in […]
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Matthew David Brozik
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Nominative fair use: The Second Circuit names names
Originally posted 2016-05-18 19:18:59. Republished by Blog Post PromoterNominative fair — the “unauthorized” use of a trademark as a trademark specifically to invoke the trademark, […]
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Best of 2012: Cole Haan’s and the MTA’s subway trademark stories
Originally posted 2012-12-23 18:00:57. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst posted April 16, 2012. I’ve been following the IP obsession of New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority […]
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Best of 2010: Dough, a dear
Originally posted 2015-02-06 21:50:54. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst posted August 11, 2010. The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man wreaked some havoc in his time, but who […]
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Best of 2007: MoveOn.org giveth
Originally posted 2015-01-21 15:04:57. Republished by Blog Post PromoterOriginally posted on October 15, 2007. But does it then taketh away? Wired reports: The left-leaning political […]
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Continue reading » Not much hope for “Famous Marks” in the Empire State
Originally posted 2012-03-18 14:49:22. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe TTABlog reports that the New York [State] Court of Appeals, on certification from the U.S. Court […]
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Best of 2006: “They’re stealing the language!”
Originally posted 2015-01-18 22:59:49. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst published March 20, 2006. Writes Boing-Boing: “Super-hero” isn’t Marvel’s property. They didn’t invent the term. They […]
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Stevens Yes! Stevens No!
Originally posted 2012-10-25 14:01:12. Republished by Blog Post PromoterWhose Court Is It Really? asks the Atlantic Monthly, and its answer is: John Paul Stevens’s court! […]
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Aereo (Part One): Angry Like (a) Fox
Originally posted 2013-04-10 14:38:11. Republished by Blog Post PromoterSo: Aereo, right? Kind of a big deal. You might want to read about it. Maybe we […]
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Copyright for bloggers
Originally posted 2011-02-02 13:32:38. Republished by Blog Post PromoterA while back ago I prepared a plain-language article, given the title “Copyright Rules of the Road […]
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Foul baller
Originally posted 2014-04-09 07:50:26. Republished by Blog Post PromoterA former major leaguer goes from giving up runs to running from the law. From pitch counts […]
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