Patent trolls (NB: this is not about patent lawyers)
Originally posted 2010-04-13 09:52:45. Republished by Blog Post PromoterDean Esmay has a link, and then some, on patent trolling, including an ethnic angle of interest.
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More sports rent seeking from the hallowed halls of — oh, heck, it’s Alabama we’re talking about
Originally posted 2006-11-12 19:43:17. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Imagine a university claiming not only trademark rights in all “depictions” of its NCAA paid giant […]
Continue reading »Fat lady sings: Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law in Designer Skin v S & L Vitamins
Originally posted 2014-05-23 12:53:57. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe District of Arizona ruled today in a case we defended through trial and have reported on […]
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Unlovely SPAM
Originally posted 2015-02-11 22:00:42. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Hormel won’t give up. And neither will Spam Arrrest, LLC (which makes a great product I […]
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More fantasy sports litigation
Originally posted 2011-04-18 14:15:29. Republished by Blog Post Promoter We wrote in the past about the bogus “right of publicity” issue and the unsuccessful attempt […]
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Diversion, yes, but no
Originally posted 2014-01-17 10:17:27. Republished by Blog Post PromoterSome people have all the luck in the Eastern District of New York. Whereas me — I […]
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More, more, Moore!
Originally posted 2014-01-27 21:24:34. Republished by Blog Post PromoterOne of my favorite ever topics here on LOC has been the litigation brought by the University […]
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Jenzabar: Blogs are sticks and stones; they hurt me.
Originally posted 2011-05-25 15:33:56. Republished by Blog Post PromoterJenzabar, the educational software company Paul Levy and I mentioned last month (and which Overlawyered picked up) […]
Continue reading »Sloppiness is its own reward — for the other side’s lawyers
Originally posted 2014-10-06 09:52:03. Republished by Blog Post PromoterWe said a while ago that the RIAA and its ilk looked out of control. Now Walter […]
Continue reading »Best of 2009: “All that know-chow costs some scratch!”
Originally posted 2011-07-21 14:45:06. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThis was first posted on August 26, 2009. Legal Blog Watch: Pet food giant Purina is like […]
Continue reading »Zombie on zombie action
Originally posted 2011-04-05 09:36:02. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe Escapist (via Punning Pundit): In a battle that refuses to die, publisher Capcom filed a pre-emptive […]
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YouTube, other websites and the DMCA
Originally posted 2009-09-10 19:32:21. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Lee Gesmer at MassLawBlog explains why the hullaballoo about YouTube’s exposure to copyright liability is overstated. […]
Continue reading »Stickup over smiley
Originally posted 2009-10-02 14:50:28. Republished by Blog Post Promoter The LA Times reports: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which uses a yellow happy face to try to […]
Continue reading »Is trademark bullying okay if you’re on the side of the angels?
Originally posted 2014-08-04 15:23:43. Republished by Blog Post Promoter I’ve never thought so. Neither does Techdirt‘s Mike Masnick — not surprisingly — concerning the tactics employed […]
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