Verb That Adjective Noun! “Google” Is Not (Yet) Generic.
Matthew David BrozikIt 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 of the trademark(s) “GOOGLE” canceled…
Generic genericness
Ron ColemanWhat is “generic genericness”? I just coined the phrase. It refers, I maintain, to a genericness defense against infringement made by the junior user of a trademark where the English…
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 that that august publication says…
Frizzled trademark in Korea
Kyung Jae ParkI received the following in the form of a newsletter from the Book Chon law firm in South Korea. I get a lot of newsletters and alerts, and don’t hardly…
Best of 2009: Impolitico
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 owns the word ‘Politico’?” The…
Thick and Juicy Hamburgers!!
Ron ColemanTrademark 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 words can be used to…
Out-Googled
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 within the blogging world, I…