Salt Lake Tribune article on link how sales of counterfeit goods funds terrorism. Something similar from IPKAT recently.
Trademark Blog World Tour Goes To Washington
INTA will be holding its annual Trademarks in Cyberspace Forum on September 22-23 in Washington D.C. I will be participating in a panel entitled: Brands as Navigational Tools. The program is here. Verizon’s attorney and RIAA’s attorney have agreed to a steel cage death match. Refreshments will be served.
Where Are The Sunrises of Yesteryear?
Interesting tidbit from ICANNWatch about a domain name/trademark dipsute between the New York Stock Exchange and Afilias, the .info registry. The author of the piece, who is involved in litigation with Afilias, posted a study here suggesting that approximately two thirds of the applications filed under Afiias’ sunrise program for .INFO were fraudulent.
Altria: Not At All Like A South American Rat
And Check Out IPKAT
Again, too many good items on IPKAT to point to just one.
This Is Sort Of A Subtle Advertisement For Retaining Experienced Counsel
Complainant, which does business as Stickopotamus, alleged it owned federal registrations for STICKOPOTAMUS. A competitor in the sticker business obtained STICKOPOTAMUS.COM. Are you leaning toward any party yet? Complainant lost. It didn’t document its claims that it owned trademark registrations. Decision via UDRPlaw.net.
That which goes without saying sometimes goes without proving.
Another Group Sues ICANN
A group of ICANN registrars have banded together to oppose Verisign’s proposed Wait Listing Service, a provess for selling places in line to wait for domain names to expire. Thus Verisign could obtain revenue from lots and lots of people off the same name. The StopWLS group moved today for a temporary restraining order against
The Sunrise Never Sets on Dot Pro
The Registry Pro Sunrise period has been extended to Friday. The registry goes live July 31.
MEGA BLOKS v. LEGO BLOCKS
Mega Bloks has prevailed over Lego in the Federal Court of Appeal in Canada in a matter regarding the look and feel of the studs and its interlocking toy blocks. Coverage here. The decision should be available here at some point. Discussion of the lower court decision is here.
The Mega/Lego dispute has