Verb That Adjective Noun! “Google” Is Not (Yet) Generic.
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
Tag: Genericness
Thick and Juicy Hamburgers!!
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
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... Read more
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
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... Read more
Generic genericness
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
Frizzled trademark in Korea
The Seoul Central District Court rules that the trademark “The Magic School Bus” of SCHOLASTIC INC. in America is different from “School Bus” of DAE... Read more