SUPER HERO® my foot
UPDATE: Our NPR interview on this topic was on NPR’s “All Things Considered” just before 6 tonight. We blogged on this topic last week. Today... Read more
Tag: Brand Management and Branding
The Lonely Maytag Trademark
The Associate Press reports: DES MOINES, Iowa Maytag may have to change the name of a new kitchen appliances. That’s after a small business owner... Read more
That’s a wrap
Forget about the IP rights in those MTA symbols — you can probably use them however you want, now. (Remember to read my disclaimer on... Read more
Trademark Fluff over Fluffernutters
Reports a Lynn, Massachusetts newspaper: A Lynn company known worldwide for its Marshmallow Fluff is suing Williams-Sonoma, Inc., claiming the culinary retailer is misusing the... Read more
Slamming the DOORS
History repeating and all, ya know. First time, tragedy. Second time — farce. Originally posted 2010-08-10 17:08:46. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more
Best of 2007: Trademark rights in interdigitization
Nick Daly drops me a note to the effect that one Jay-Z, gazillionaire rhyming scatologist, has been sued by a professional perspirer and leaping stage... Read more
Grey and not so good
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal had an extensive article on about companies that “borrow” trademark equity, or purported equity, from others to build their brands, pushing... Read more
Best of 2010: If you see something… it’s probably “trademarked”
First published on May 12, 2010. A while ago, while obsessing about New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its obsession with turning what might have... Read more
Oscarwatch.com a trademark infringement?
The Academy of Motion Pictures is suing a website called Oscarwatch.com. Fair use anybody? The site’s owner, Sasha Stone, has been doing his homework: “I... Read more
Putt this in your pipe and smoke it
Putt-putt — miniature golf, right? Yes, but, PUTT-PUTT® — registered trademark for miniature golf services! Steve Baird explains: So, I learned two things this weekend, Adam... Read more
Dear Linus: Trademarks are not Security Blankets (UPDATED!)
Dana Blankenhorn understands how trademark law works. Evidently, Linus Torvald’s lawyers don’t. And if Dana’s wrong and Linus is right, why, that will be an... Read more
Trademark McCrisis? (Or, McArabia)
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
Best of 2007: That’s a wrap
Published on April 16, 2007. Forget about the IP rights in those MTA symbols — you can probably use them however you want, now. (Remember to... Read more
Wal-Mart pushed back on dubious trademark threats
MarketWatch reports this story about an opinonated gent who’s suing Wal-Mart for a declaratory judgment: Smith said he was making a point by comparing the... Read more