In an article entitled: “Linux Lawsuit Could Undercut Other ‘Freeware,’ the Wall Street Journal (p. B1) reports on SCO’s copyright infringement lawsuit against IBM. IBM appears to be making a licensee estoppel argument, arguing that SCO, who had signed the General Public License regarding the software, cannot make claims regarding that software.
SCO’s law firm
SCORE for adult magazines obtained an injunction against. SCORCH for adult magazines, in the UK, via IPKat.
Best line on the Fox v. Franken suit so far courtesy of Ernie the Attorney:
I confess I know nothing about marketing and publicity, but maybe Fox would be better off if they just registered their news show as a candidate for the California gubernatorial election.
More good lines, including Franken’s initial response here.
Several blog pieces have drawn responses from the loyal readership. Recurring themes from my email this week include:
-Fox must be on crack (alternate – Is it possible to bring a cancellation action against Fox’ FAIR AND BALANCED registration on misdescriptiveness grounds?);
-That looks more like a Newf than a black Lab;
-Where can I
Four people emailed me within 5 minutes about this dispute regarding the Black Dog Tavern of Cape Cod and Precious Paws, which desires to sell clothing. Black Dog is claiming rights in the silhouette of a black lab. Coverage here and here.
Black Dog Tavern homepage here. Precious Paws homepage here.
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NY Times article on Hermes, maker of the (starting at) $5000 Birkin bag, suing the importer of a $150 rubber bag that is referred to as a ‘satire,’ ‘amusement’ ‘fake rubber Birkin,’ ‘knock-off’ and ‘trade dress infringement’ in the article. The rubber version is probably the more practical choice on a rainy day. Hermes has
The Washington Post reports that Fox News has filed suit against Al Franken, for whom the 80’s were named, author of the book “Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right.” Fox claims that the book seeks to trade on Fox’ trademark FAIR AND BALANCED and the
An article from the Journal News (my local paper) about Intel filing an opposition against a local psychic who filed an application for SPIRITINSIDE for spirtual advisory services. Intel filed on the basis of its INTEL INSIDE and INSIDE family of marks. Psychics aside, a trademark search of -INSIDE marks predict that Intel aggressively polices -INSIDE
Copyrighted Haiku used to stop spammer. Story here via The Register.
A ZDNet article about EBAY asking Google to remove various keyword terms incorporating the EBAY mark such as “eBay selling,” “eBay power seller” and “eBay management software.” Background here.