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Well, the CEO and Chairman of ICANN Won’t Be Around To Administer The TLD Program
The Chairman, Peter Dengate Thrush left in July to join a company that will advise TLD applicants. Now ICANN has announced that the CEO, Rod Beckstrom, will be leaving when his contract runs out next July. Here’s scuttlebutt suggesting that he was pushed.
Harvard Lampoon Fails in UDRP v LAMPOON.COM
Harvard Lampoon (which spawned such luminaries as John Updike, George Plimpton, Conan O’Brien and Michael Gordon), has incontestable registrations for LAMPOON, one with a first use date of 1876. However, its registrations were all obtained after registrant’s creation date of LAMPOON.COM of 1998. Also, the Harvard Lampoon shares the register with the NATIONAL LAMPOON, also
This Is Pretty Interesting: EliteFTS v Elite
First read this UDRP in which Elite Investment Portfolio prevails by default over EliteFTS.com. Note in particular complainant’s allegations regarding respondent’s website.
Now read this complaint, brought by EliteFTS, after the appeal period for the UDRP has run. Note in particular paragraphs 27 on, in which EliteFTS alleges that all notice of the UDRP was
Various FANTASIES Fight It Out
Plaintiff alleges ownership of FANTASIES family, including incontestable registrations for BODY FANTASIES and WHITE MUSK FANTASIES and a registration for SEXIEST FANTASIES, for class 3 goods. Victoria Secrets filed for and began use of VS FANTASIES for class 3 and 25 goods.
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UDRP: FLEXAPRO.COM Does Not Typosquat LEXAPRO
Complainant owns rights in LEXAPRO for pharmaceuticals. Respondent established that it was developing a product for muscles named FLEXAPRO. Complaint denied.
The Dark Red Night of the Sole, con’t
There were two primary arguments against single color marks – the first was ‘color depletion theory’ and the other was ‘shade confusion theory: The gist of the color depletion theory was that there were only so many colors so taking even one out of circulation disadvantaged competitors. The shade confusion theory went to the
I Have Got To Get A Jingle For The Trademark Blog And License The Mark
First, go here and check out the jingle. 10 stacks or better better. This is in my head for the rest of the day.
OK, Florida law firm Carner Barzaky owns a federal reg. for the mark BIG AL for legal services (apparently personal injury law). Plaintiff spends $100k advertising and asserts that the
I Would Blog About the Apple v Apple Story Injunction . . .
where Apple moved to enjoin the APPLE STORY store in Flushing, NY (in fact they filed the TRO the day the photo ran), but all the documents are under seal.
Augusta National v MASTERS Video Game
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