INTA and the big tent (updated)
Revised from Friday’s original post. In the previous INTA post I raised the question of how a significant session discussing a significant topic — the effect... Read more
Tag: Google
The new generic
It is no longer the case that the appearance of your brand in the dictionary spells its doom as a protectable trademark. Read more
Google, Geico Good to Go
Google and Geico have settled. Originally posted 2014-03-14 10:41:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter 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
MoveOn.org giveth
But does it then taketh away? Wired reports: The left-leaning political advocacy group, MoveOn.org, is backing down in a flap over the use of its... Read more
Google Books debate
It’s all Google, all the time in our world. (I know that because I did a Google search of our world.) So, naturally, what’s the... Read more
Best of 2007: MoveOn.org giveth
Originally posted on October 15, 2007. But does it then taketh away? Wired reports: The left-leaning political advocacy group, MoveOn.org, is backing down in a... Read more
Google Takes Offense, Takes Offensive (for a change)
According to Search Engine Journal, perennial trademark infringement defendant Google has filed suit against Froogles.com, an online shopping site. The New York federal complaint is... Read more
Don’t be evil, much
It was bad enough that the government has gone “in house” on copyright issues. Now not only is the government looking more and more “bought”... Read more
Gee, Mail!
Didn’t you wonder how it could be that, so late in the game, Google could have a cool name like G-Mail in its pocket ready... Read more
My brand of humor – No. 5 – Myq Kaplan
In which Myq Kaplan searches for a way to understand how — the dark arts of product placement notwithstanding and with all due respect for... Read more
Best of 2008: Which exit did we get off, again?
Posted on September 7, 2008. Well, maybe we’ve been too hard on the Democrats here at LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®. Perhaps unlike the GOP, they’ve got... Read more
Google’s keyword policy shift has unsurprising effect
Lori Weiman of Search Engine Land reports: As you may know, Google recently loosened its policy in the USA related to the use of trademarks in ad... Read more
Google Copyright Blog
Google Copyright Blog. Worth checking out. Especially now that they’ve blogrolled us, okay. But the concept is worth keeping note of. I know I will. ... Read more