Where you stand depends on where you sit
“Where you stand depends on where you sit” – Nelson Mandela This is one of my favorite quotes. Not only does it ring true... Read more
Tag: Brand Management and Branding
Turning back that Crimson Tide
Trademark law does not trump the right to make and sell artistic depictions of real life after all, it turns out. Or even NCAA football.... Read more
Best of 2009: “Orange you glad you’re such mullahs?”
This was first posted on April 29, 2009: William Lozito at Name Wire writes about a counterfeiting double-cross, or is it triple-cross or something more?,... Read more
Urban Smear
We’ve blogged on graffiti before. Wordsmith to the stars Jane Genova reports on a little commercial free speech applied a bit too freely — as... Read more
More on toy models as trademark infringements
Ara Rubyan sends along this link to Boing Boing: Josh sez, “The folks at BMC (Black Mustang Club) automotive forum wanted to put together a... Read more
New quicklinks from Goldman
Know what’s going on — the latest developments in trademark and domain name jurisprudence. Right here at Eric Goldman’s place! I was particularly intrigued by... Read more
Unofficial, and in court
Mike Mintz reports about a lawsuit brought in California by Brian Kopp, the publisher of an unofficial guidebook for a computer game called World of... Read more
Starbucks — not a “preya” in Korea
The Korea Times reports that perpetual trademark litigation plaintiff Starbucks has lost two in a row to South Korea’s Elpreya company, which features a line... Read more
Google externalities, Google rents
The Washington Post reports about a consultant who can clean up your Google problems. Oh, brave new world, that has such people in it! Hat... Read more
The best laid iPlans
… of brand managers, gang aft agley. UPDATE: But wait, there’s… more? Read more
I’m a CYBERLAWYER, too!
Slashdot: BigTimOBrien writes to mention the EFF is reporting that self-proclaimed cyberlawyer, Eric Menhart, has decided to trademark use of the term “cyberlaw” and is... Read more
Osama kin gives up trademark fight
The application for a Bin Laden trademark by Falcon Sporting Goods in Europe has been withdrawn. Read more
Don’t bother, they’re here
President Obama is suffering from the right-of-publicity blues again. And now maybe we understand why he wants an intellectual property anti-counterfeiting lawyer on the Supreme... Read more
Fabulous logos
Radar considers “The World’s Gayest Logos.” I’m just glad to see a little talk of optimism and glee in the trademark field, believe me. Read more