I am way overdue for this, and no: it’s not just a cop-out to avoid “real blogging.” These tweets and RT’s are not at all different from what used to qualify as blog posts back in the day.
And if you’re still reading blogs you might have missed my masterful curation of these masterpieces from last month, so here goes:
I present the most detailed description of a snowman ever (did a patent attorney write this?):https://t.co/ImQLkc9ivV pic.twitter.com/jeaf6RJkfk
— TantalizingTMs (@TantalizingTMs) September 5, 2019
Mexican restaurant triggers Liberals….surprise surprise https://t.co/OJkstsNl5H
— KenMatthews (@KenMatthews) September 10, 2019
Today on “The Creation of Meaning”:
— Trademarks Are Magic (@TimberlakeLaw) September 12, 2019
“configuration of a white flask with silver trim at the top and bottom with an off-set threaded silver cap”
added to the Principal Register
this week @uspto
as a trademark for:
distilled spiritshttps://t.co/yOyG69ztJr#trademarks pic.twitter.com/HYzV2qMN9t
If we want to discuss co-authorship claims in photos (i.e., the Gigi Hadid paparazzi case), maybe street style shots are the place to do it … https://t.co/N6ZRUqZFq4
— Julie Zerbo (@ZerboJulie) September 10, 2019
And which is to say Section 15 has nothing to do with vulnerability to cancellation. It’s a defense in litigation, not cancellation. The parallel for cancellation is Section 14, which is the mere passage of five years (no declaration required) https://t.co/Cg67jhVvF7
— Her Mavenship (@pchestek) September 13, 2019
“Consumers feel that luxury brands have not upheld their end of the bargain to justify their premium price.” https://t.co/OB5ZQgjhu5 pic.twitter.com/P8Pm8Mcdwz
— The Fashion Law (@TheFashionLaw) September 15, 2019
restaurant picnik sues restaurant bento picnic for trademark infringement; court dismisses; picnik appeals; bento picnic seeks legal fees. idk about you but i think there’s room for a many eateries w/ picnic in their names that don’t engender confusion. https://t.co/Buwzq8trw1
— alexandra j. roberts (@lexlanham) September 18, 2019
What We Get For Saying “IP”:
— Trademarks Are Magic (@TimberlakeLaw) September 18, 2019
Individual applies to register:
7G
as a trademark for:
“transmitting, receiving, and processing digital and analogue signals”
based on an intent to use the mark in commercehttps://t.co/XbWuLYbhd7#trademarks pic.twitter.com/hL9W2raClQ
Words and Descriptive Phrases as Trademarks Registered as Domain Names https://t.co/U6TlI2FaU8 #trademarks #domains
— Gerald M. Levine (@gmlevine) September 24, 2019
“YouTube’s New Lawsuit Shows Just How Far #Copyright Trolls Have to Go Before They’re Stopped” https://t.co/HU0lo7zq71 via @eff
— Likelihood ®© Blog (@likely2confuse) September 25, 2019
The @brand_lawyer deserves the biggest congrats possible. I shared one of his many helpful IG posts ages ago & it sparked one of the best DM convos I have had with another attorney to date. Absolutely brilliant & kind person. Congrats Derek! #BlackExcellence #trademarkattorney https://t.co/GyaVJ54IRH
— Somara Jacques (@TheLatteLawyer) September 27, 2019
(4/4) It was at that moment I realised I’ve probably seen hundreds of fraudulent specimens of use without suspecting anything. It highlighted the gigantic challenge that USPTO examining attorneys face.
— Tim Lince (@timlince) September 26, 2019
Read my full article on this here: https://t.co/NwxIY93oMH pic.twitter.com/pBugBJmLDI
Instagram censors artist Yuumei over #FreeHongKong art, calls it “hate speech”https://t.co/5hm3SU0WRH
— Reclaim The Net (@ReclaimNet) September 27, 2019