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Tag: Brand Management and Branding

Posted on December 31, 2015 Brand Management and Branding Trademarks and trademark law

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

Posted on December 9, 2015 Franchising

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

Posted on November 10, 2015 Brand Management and Branding Trademarks and trademark law

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

Posted on June 8, 2015June 28, 2015 Culture Clash

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

Posted on January 20, 2015January 19, 2015 Brand Management and Branding

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

Posted on November 19, 2014December 30, 2014 Free Expression Trademarks and trademark law

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

Posted on May 6, 2014May 15, 2014 Brand Management and Branding Trademarks and trademark law

Where you stand depends on where you sit

[stextbox id=”info”]I’ve never had a guest post in response to a LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® item before, but that’s only because no one with the stature... Read more

Posted on March 14, 2014 Fair Use

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

Posted on December 30, 2013 Brand Management and Branding

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

Posted on August 5, 2013 Brand Management and Branding

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

Posted on June 11, 2013June 18, 2013 Brand Management and Branding

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

Posted on May 13, 2013 Brand Management and Branding

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

Posted on April 23, 2013 Brand Management and Branding

The best laid iPlans

… of brand managers, gang aft agley. UPDATE: But wait, there’s… more? Read more

Posted on April 1, 2013 Brand Management and Branding

Osama kin gives up trademark fight

The application for a Bin Laden trademark by Falcon Sporting Goods in Europe has been withdrawn. Read more

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