
Spam Can’t Act
The U.K. Register reports that what would appear to be a very late in the game attempt by the original spammers — Hormel, makers of... Read more
Lawyer Ron Coleman on brands, the Internet & free speech
The U.K. Register reports that what would appear to be a very late in the game attempt by the original spammers — Hormel, makers of... Read more
Reuters reports: A Shenzhen company has been fined for sending bulk junk email in what is believed to be the first case of its kind... Read more
The evidence shows that “spam,†in addition to being petitioner’s trademark, has a well-recognized meaning as a generic term for unsolicited commercial email; the term isused by consumers, the media, Congress, state legislatures and those who sell solutions for such unwanted email. Thus, it does not have the requisite degree of distinctiveness to support a finding of dilution, at least vis-à -vis respondent’s use of the term as part of the mark SPAM ARREST for computer software designed to eliminate unsolicited commercial email. Read more
Hormel won’t give up. And neither will Spam Arrrest, LLC (which makes a great product I used for years). A press release from Spam Arrest... Read more