Which Movie Has The Line "Nobody Puts Baby In A Corner"?
If you got that right, you may be needed to testify as to secondary meaning. Story regarding the trademark suit here.
Update: WSJ Lw Blog points out that it woudl be great to attend a hearing in this suit, so that you can hear the judges and lawyers repeat the line over and over again.
Secondary Meaning In Color Mark Decision In Washington
Seattle Trademark Lawyer: “No Secondary Meaning for Color Mark Means No Enforceable Trademark Rights”
Ninth Circuit: DISINFECTABLE Not PROTECTABLE
This Ninth Circuit decision on the word ‘DISINFECTABLE” ends with a flourish.
Stanford/California v. The NFL
More about The Big Game here. Background about the NFL’s published application for The Big Game here.
INTA Bulletin
The latest INTA Bulletin arrived. Highlights include an illustation of a fishing line guide (discussion of the registrability of same in this decision), report of Dutch case involving the Adidas three-stripe mark, and news of a famous mark decision from Poland (LEXUS).
Zunecast?
Slashdot makes the point that several companies would gladly trade places with Apple and its classy problem regarding PODCAST.
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