We have this pillow and this sofa, in microfiber (because of the dogs) at home. Anyway, Galbraith & Paul owns the copyright in this donut design and someone, allegedly, produced lamp shades that allegedly infringe the fabric, and Ruby Tuesday has such lamps in its restaurants. It then ran photos of its restaurants with the
The Argument For Federal Rather Than State Trademark Registration
Marketplace: “There’s Only One Burger King In This Town“:
“For 50 years, the Burger King in Mattoon, Ill., has been a favorite spot. And thanks to a judge’s ruling, that other Burger King has had to keep its distance”
Short Paper On Domain Name Monetization
Good short (5 page) paper by UK domain name registry Nominet on domain name monetization.
“Can Typosquatting Be Counterfeiting?”
Discourse.net: “Can Typosquatting Be Counterfeiting?”
“The story there is about Dell bringing a very large and organized case against a bunch of domain tasters (people who register domain names for a very brief period then drop them, so they don’t have to pay for them) who were apparently typosquatting on a grand scale.
Trademark Blog Makes ABA Top 100
The Trademark Blog was selected as one of the ABA Journal Blawg 100 (it’s in the ‘black letter law’ section. Check out the other 99 blogs.
Dagwood v. Dagwood
A Dagwood sandwich is a very big sandwich, named after the comic strip character, Dagwood Bumsted, who liked to make big sandwiches. An Indiana company alleges that it has operated Dagwood sandwich shops in Indiana since the 80’s. A nationwide chain, Dagwood Sandwich Shops, LLC, has federal registrations. The Indiana company sued the chain in
“The Manolo’s Guide to Holiday (Photo)Shopping”
Counterfeit Chic: “The Manolo’s Guide to Holiday (Photo)Shopping” commenting on the Manolo website pointing out the photos of the Christian Louboutin shoe on the left and the Steve Madden shoe on the right.
You Can See Me on PBS Here
I was on Thursday’s edition of PBS’ Nightly Business Report, which focused on intellectual property.. Here is the streamed version that will be at this link until 9 PM on Friday. I appear about 22 minutes into the show.
Here’s the transcript of our segment (I appear with Prof. Noveck of New York Law
“Online Word of Mouth and its Implications for Trademark Law”
Prof Goldman: “Online Word of Mouth and its Implications for Trademark Law“:
This Chapter discusses the emergence of online word of mouth, the process by which consumers disseminate their views about marketplace goods and services. Due to online word of mouth, consumers have an unprecedented ability to influence the brand perceptions of other
This Is The Britney Spears Video LV Sued MTV Over
Blink and you miss the LV logo. There are some versions of “Do Something” on YouTube that seem to have the 1 second of LV footage edited out.