
Best of 2012: Apostrophe now
Originally published October 11, 2012. Via Courthouse News, a report of a trademark lawsuit that I’d think was merely “apostrophal” if not for the fact... Read more
Lawyer Ron Coleman on brands, the Internet & free speech
Originally published October 11, 2012. Via Courthouse News, a report of a trademark lawsuit that I’d think was merely “apostrophal” if not for the fact... Read more
It was bound to happen sooner or later—and in fact it happened back in 2012. Someone sued to have “Google” declared generic and the registration... Read more
Trademark rights aren’t supposed to give you a monopoly on commonly used phrases or descriptions. Asks the Centre Daily Times of State College, Pennsylvania: What... Read more
By the way, don’t get me wrong. I’m trying to cover the Google IP territory, if not comprehensively at least on the high points. But... Read more
Posted September 17, 2009. I first read about the brouhaha over the Politico trademark claim against the College Politico blog on Instapundit: ED MORRISSEY: “Who... Read more
What is “generic genericness”? I just coined the phrase. It refers, I maintain, to a genericness defense against infringement made by the junior user of... Read more
[stextbox id=”info”] I received the following in the form of a newsletter from the Book Chon law firm in South Korea. I get a lot... Read more