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
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
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
VODAFONE v. VODAFONE in Russia
Vodafone goes after name squatter in Russia.
Similar story re STARBUCKs in Russia here.
Coulrophobia In International Affairs
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
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
When Black Friday Comes
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
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.