Best of 2006: Starbucks — not a “preya” in Korea
Originally posted 2015-01-19 17:21:07. Republished by Blog Post Promoter The Korea Times reports that perpetual trademark litigation plaintiff Starbucks has lost two in a row […]
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Turn the other one? Or liberty? Or death?
Originally posted 2014-10-06 09:52:13. Republished by Blog Post Promoter“Trademark” is not a verb. Right — we will resolve these all here and now. Key issues. […]
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It’s Abboud time!
Originally posted 2013-09-28 21:24:25. Republished by Blog Post PromoterA year and a half ago I reported on designer Joseph Abboud’s attempt to sell his trademark […]
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Changing the IP Mentality
Originally posted 2012-06-22 14:07:19. Republished by Blog Post PromoterMark V.B. Partridge, a partner at the firm that bears the name of my old trademark professor […]
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Gibson argues for brand on the merits
Originally posted 2012-10-05 15:05:04. Republished by Blog Post PromoterSince the beginning I’ve been blogging about the attempts by Gibson and Fender, the makers of fine […]
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He’s got the key
Originally posted 2014-03-12 15:58:34. Republished by Blog Post PromoterEric Goldman, author of one of the bona-fide-deserving, regularly updated, ABA-Blawg-100-listed and actually fairly indispensable Technology & Marketing Law Blog […]
Continue reading »Very popular in France
Originally posted 2009-09-21 22:24:55. Republished by Blog Post PromoterMike Masnick: Google is being fined hundreds of thousands of euros for allowing certain trademarked [sic] words […]
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Opposition to “scandalous mark” opens some box
Originally posted 2006-02-16 19:32:24. Republished by Blog Post PromoterMarty Schwimmer chronicles and opines on the latest blip in the controversy regarding registration of a tasteless […]
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Top ten list
Originally posted 2009-09-15 18:24:59. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Okay, it’s a little late to actually attend his talk — but then again, most of […]
Continue reading »Best of 2013: Turning back that Crimson Tide
Originally posted 2013-12-17 08:15:25. Republished by Blog Post PromoterOriginally published January 8, 2013 Trademark law does not trump the right to make and sell artistic […]
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Sue you in the funny papers!
Originally posted 2010-10-22 15:37:30. Republished by Blog Post PromoterDuets Blog presents the exciting, amply illustrated and, potentially, graphically violent story of the company that thought […]
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Best of 2009: McBummer: Thoughts on the McFamily of Trademarks McConcept
Originally posted 2015-01-27 13:00:34. Republished by Blog Post PromoterI’ve written before about the odd cultural juxtaposition of McDonald’s and the Muslim world. It turns out […]
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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 […]
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The limits of boundaries
Originally posted 2010-03-03 23:59:49. Republished by Blog Post PromoterMichael Atkins explains how ads that reinforce geographic indicators have their limitations.
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