I was on the train last night. I received an email from a client asking if its application had been opposed. I used the web browser feature on the iPhone and by dint of perserverance and rapt attention to what key I was hitting, I logged onto TESS, entered the mark, looked at the TTAB
Grinder v Grinder
McCormick, the spice company, has registration no 2,183,132, for a mark consisting of:
“the configuration of a round bottle that abruptly narrows at approximately one-third distance from the bottom. The bottle then remains a straight cylinder up to the cap. The cap is a round cylinder with sets of three raised vertical lines, spaced evenly
Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse Formed
From its website:
Purpose
The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) is a registered 501(c)(6) non-profit organization. Its objective is to facilitate dialogue, affect change, and spur action on the part of policymakers to address the gaps in both the law and ICANN policies that enable massive domain name abuse and consumer frauds. In
Domain Name Wire: Top Domain Stories of July
Domain Name Wire: “Top Domain Name News Stories of July 2007″
That Barton Fink Feeling: Authors As Brands
NY Times: “The Ludlum Conundrum: A Dead novelist Provides New Thrills”
“Robert Ludlum died six years ago, but that has done nothing to slow the release of books published under the name of the actor-turned-novelist who specialized in thrillers built on a foundation of paranoia.
Since his death in 2001, 12 books with
“Latest Trend: Trading Down”
Barrons: “Latest Trend: Trading Down” (no free online version): quoting a survey by WSL Strategic Retail as to whether consumers had stopped buying their usual brands in 14 cateogires becuase the price was too high:
“A full 45% of those surveyed said they gave up on thier favorite cosmetic because of price inflation. And 42%
More On Qualifications Of Deputy Director of PTO
Very long, very interesting comment thread on Volokh about the suit regarding Deputy Director Peterlin’s qualifications to be Deputy Director of the PTO. Background here.
One comment: The point is made that the statute requires a background in either trademark or patent law. Does anyone know the thinking that went into this clause? It’s
Social Networking Tools Poll
Are any of you guys using ‘social networking apps’ such as Facebook or Twitter?
The “ask a question’ app and the staus update function on Facebook both seem to be efficient means of conducting (non-confidential) polls of colleagues. The Group function seems to have potential as well (in that its less distracting than a listserv
“EU NameSpace Is Dead?”
CircleID: “EU NameSpace is Dead?”
New Trademark Law Blog: Beauty Marks
Friend and former Westchester, now Seattle resident Jessica Stone Levy has begun a new blog “Beauty Marks” featuring ‘miscellaneous thoughts about trademarks and branding.”