Just what we choose it to mean
When trademark lawyers — much less judges — use a word, it means just what they choose it to mean — neither more nor less. […]
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Section 2(d) and bridging the gap
In the future, if there is any singularity in trademark law, it may well come down to what what is called “bridging the gap” in […]
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Amateur trademark filings, gauzy brand aids
Originally posted 2013-08-20 12:15:34. Republished by Blog Post PromoterA very popular post around here, based on server logs and SEO power, is this one: Trademark […]
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Best of 2011: Trademark do it yourself?
Originally posted 2011-12-24 08:50:57. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst posted on June 28, 2011. Aaron Franklin, co-founder of LazyMeter — an intriguing project that’s still […]
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Show me the money
Just registering or making minimal use of a domain name, much less “parking” it, is not “use in commerce.” There’s got to be some… commerce! […]
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A catalog of errors
To register a trademark you need to provide the Patent and Trademark Office with something called a “specimen.” The definition of “specimen” under the PTO’s […]
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State of the state
The Actual Confusion blog reports something that, well, I think is at least likely to cause confusion: This morning I was pleasantly suprised to find […]
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Trademark do it yourself?
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 […]
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