February 2004

CIA (Culinary Institute of America) views ACI (American Culinary Institute) as imminent threat to its trademark.    ACI press release here. x

CIA recipes here.

New York Lawyer article on disclaimers for law firms’ websites.  The article contrasts Mayer Brown’s 4000 word disclaimer to Davis Polk’s “The information on this site does not convey legal advice of any kind.”  I looked at its site, it doesn’t.

I’m not sure whether, on the whole, passive law firm websites by themselves create more

Texas Whataburger (“TEXAS”) adopts and obtains federal registration of mark in 1957.  It expands regionally but not into Virginia.  Virginia company (“VIRGINIA”) adopts virtually WHAT-A-BURGER for identical services, allegedly before 1957.  It never expands beyond Virginia.  TEXAS runs across VIRGINIA in 1970, and alleges ownership of superior rights.  The matter remains unresolved. In 2002, TEXAS approaches VIRGINIA