Article from The American Prospect entitled ‘Death By Dilution,’ on the world counterfeit drug market. The FDA estimates that 10% of the medicine in the world is counterfeit; others estimate that the figure is 50% in some countries.
Review of The Third Man (one of my favorite thrillers) here.
November 2005
Prof. Patry on Copyright Deposits and Trade Secrets
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Trade Secret
Further to our prior conversation about trade secret issues raised by IP filings, we note that Prof. Patry has posted on Copyright Deposits and Trade Secret Protection.
Single Digit Domain Names
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Uncategorized
Back in 1993, IANA set aside the registration of single-digit domain names (six were floating around – IdeaLab used to own Z.COM, for example). Now ICANN is supposed to discuss whether such names should be released. Presumably some of these names would be quite valuable.
Some companies are making (possibly) premptory trademark filings. Yahoo has…
SUN v. PURPLE SUN in the UK
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Posted in International
VODAFONE v. VODAFONE in Russia
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in International
Vodafone goes after name squatter in Russia.
Similar story re STARBUCKs in Russia here.
Coulrophobia In International Affairs
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Coulrophobia
Kazakhstan, taking the bait, has protested comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s portrayal of Borat, a fictitious Kazakh.
Borat’s fictional website here.
Blind Search Engine Taste Test
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Search Engines
Compare results among three leading search engines. I tried it out with ‘Trademark Lawyer’ and the discrepancy was a little surprising. Via Searchblog.
Mark Cuban on Harry Fox
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Digital Rights Management
When Black Friday Comes
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Protection of Data
There is now a ‘Black Friday’ ad website industry. More coverage here.
If you’re aware of (legally disclosable) lawsuits or protests arising from the ‘leaking’ of Black Friday pricing data, pass it on.
REDLINE v. RED BULL
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Trade Dress
Makers of REDLINE energy drink bring trade dress declaratory judgment against RED BULL. Copy of REDLINE complaint here, commentary via Nutritional and Dietary Supplement Law Blog.