Lawyer Ron Coleman on brands, the Internet & free speech
Who says the Commissioner of Trademarks is “Dr. No”? To the contrary, some trademark registration applications Only Live Twice — and that’s quite enough. John... Read more
A very popular post around here, based on server logs and SEO power, is this one: Trademark do it yourself? In that post I dissect... Read more
John Welch has once again updated his Fraud-O-Meter! Behind this clever Infographic-type thingy is a report of a meaningful legal development concerning the concept of... Read more
Remember the silliness over the attempt by a certain attorney to secure trademark rights for CYBERLAWYER? The notable part about how that went down was... Read more
Aaron Franklin, co-founder of LazyMeter — an intriguing project that’s still in Beta but is not what it sounds like — writes as follows on Seattle... Read more
Jihad Watch and Atlas Shrugs — two websites run by friends of mine who have very clearly articulated views about Islamic radicalism, and controversial ones... Read more
Excellent trademark “research” for the slower, or lower, moments. Originally posted 2012-04-23 18:48:45. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more
Hot (if unlike LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® you go for that sort of thing) off the presses — here’s the appellate brief in the Chippendale’s appeal of... Read more
This was first posted on May 7, 2009. The TTABlog® reports, again, on the fraud issue, but that’s not what interests me here so much... Read more
[Posted December 1, 2008.] Otherwise, why would John Welch be reporting this appeal?: December 4, 2008 – 10 AM: In re Chippendales USA, LLC, Serial... Read more
Remember the Washington Redskins trademark tussle? CNBC reports that it’s back — again — and better than ever. This time the focus is an interesting... Read more
John Welch reports on a denial of a Spanish-language mark upheld on that basis, which continues to puzzle me, though it does not bother me... Read more
I didn’t have a chance to mention that last month, the order denying the legal challenge to the Washington Redskin’s use of its trademark American... Read more
We alluded to this story in an earlier post. Evidently Daman Wayans’s attempt to file a trademark application for the word “Nigga” continues to hit... Read more