Cover banned?
Now this is an interesting twist on IP rights and wrongs. It’s interesting, though, more as a sign of the desperation of the dead-tree media... Read more
Tag: Trademarks and trademark law
Revival of the dead
Just this morning a client told me about this company, River West Brands, that finds ways to obtain some semblance of the “rights” in abandoned... Read more
Orange you glad you’re such mullahs?
William Lozito at Name Wire writes about a counterfeiting double-cross, or is it triple-cross or something more?, that is so byzantine in its fruity dimensions... Read more
Sue you in the funny papers!
Duets Blog presents the exciting, amply illustrated and, potentially, graphically violent story of the company that thought it could capture the powers of a one-of-a-kind,... Read more
How generic is your cupcakery? Or is it CUPCAKERY™ after all?
From Ryan Gile: Is CUPCAKERY a generic term for a cupcake bakery? At first, the word “cupcakery” seems somewhat suggestive–a unique play on the words... Read more
New York’s MTA Has an IP Obsession
The New York Sun reports that New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority has filed to register the phrase “If You See Something, Say Something” — its... Read more
Canada: Courts can distinguish TM fraud from error
Larry Munn: The Federal Court recently made clear that Canadian law does not recognize a rule equivalent to the U.S. doctrine of fraud on the... Read more
So Cute You Could Just License Him!
As much as I hate to do a straight-out classic blogroll here (one hand links the other) I just had to share this great item... Read more
Goldman Sachs, those big losers!
Remember Mike Morgan, the flaky sort who dast challenge the mighty Men of Gold? Now it’s over, like just another paid-back multi-billion dollar loan,... Read more
“Private Label Store Brand OTC Naming Architecture”!
Now that’s a mouthful, eh? Yes, that is one ba-a-a-ad phrase to have handy for your next trademarks-and-branding over pigs-in-blankets soirée! Oh… you don’t… know what... Read more
More oozes out from the Kinderstart litigation
Eric Goldman has the transcript from the oral argument we reported on last month. He’s still betting on Google. Originally posted 2009-09-30 23:33:13. Republished by... Read more
Pick your poison
Is it infringement or a breach of contract? Is it a license or an assignment? Well, whatever it is, it’s a little complicated, and Pamela... Read more
Best of 2013: Turning back that Crimson Tide
Originally published January 8, 2013 Trademark law does not trump the right to make and sell artistic depictions of real life after all, it turns... Read more
Returning balance to the IP equation
My article, “Trademark, Copyright, and the Internet: Time to Return Balance to Civil Litigation” in the August 31, 2010 edition of the Federalist Society’s Engage magazine is now... Read more