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Article on Dr. Seuss estate protesting Manahattan restaurant named ONE FISH TWO FISH here. ONE FISH TWO FISH game here.
A Candidate for a Top Ten Phantom Mark of 2003
The Trademark Project, a new blog, became aware of a pending application for the mark TOP TEN TTAB DECISIONS OF 20** filed by a trademark lawyer, for articles about decisions of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. The blogger notes that the mark seems descriptive, and also, it appears to be an unregistrable phantom
Round Trip
Tupperfest?
Boston.com reports that a German Federal court has ruled that TopParty for plastic containers is not confusingly similar to the TupperWare mark.
Information on hosting a TupperWare Party here.
Audio file of TupperWare burp here.
I'm Neither Shocked Nor Awed By These Filings
Several readers pointed me to this article indicating that Sony has ‘registered’ the term SHOCK AND AWE in the U.S. for video games. I did not see Sony’s name among the 15 applications for SHOCK AND AWE or SHOCK & AWE that the U.S. trademark database here shows as having been filed since March 20.
Perhaps These Words Should Be Avoided in Trademarks
Waxy.org has used Google to compile a list of the most frequently mispelled, uh, misspelled words on the Internet. Via Kottke.org.
ECJ Relies on Freihaltebedurfnis for DOPPELMINZE
EEC Advocate General Jacobs has issued an opinion disagreeing with a Court of First Instance decision, recommending that OHIM reject a trademark application filed by the Wrigley company for the mark DOUBLEMINT, on the grounds that it is descriptive, either of a gum which contains two types of mint, or of a gum which has, uh, double
Are You Going To Attend INTA in Amsterdam?
For those of you planning to attend the INTA meeting in Amsterdam in May, but who haven’t booked a room, there are still some rooms available through cheaphotels.com. Here are 20 things to do in Amsterdam other than discussing trademark law. Here is the Hip TravelGuide to Amsterdam. Email me if you have good
No, That's Just The CEO of Miramax
This article reports that Taiwan is likely to join the ranks of those countries which grant protection to sound marks. The U.S. has done so for some time, starting in 1951 with the NBC chimes. Other famous sound marks include the “Intel Inside” bah-buh-buh-bah! sound and the Merrie Melodies Looney Tunes jingle. For more on
First Iraq, Then French Cognac
FT.Com article on a trade dispute between the U.S. and the EEC over reciprocal treatment of appellations of origin. The U.S. charges that the EEC does not grant protection to terms such as IDAHO POTATOES equivalent to that granted by the U.S. to terms such as FRENCH COGNAC.