Although Registrant of domain name did lose this UDRP as he was found to have acted in bad faith (having been a former customer of complainant), the decision is noteworthy as it finds that registrant’s use of proxy service to keep contact info private, in and of itself is not evidence of bad faith, given
Claria (Gator) Sues L.L. Bean
L.L. Bean sued advertisers using Claria (formerly Gator)’s pop up ad service. Defendants included J. C. Penney, Gevalia Kaffee and Atkins Nutritionals. Claria has now sued L.L. Bean for tortious interference. Story via ClickZ here.
Texas: Don't Mess With "Don't Mess With Texas" Trademark
Commentary on Texas’ ability to protect “Don’t Mess With Texas” slogan.
Photo of plate from this blog.
Britney Spears In The Zone
Britney Spears sued for her use of IN THE ZONE. Press release from plaintiff here.
CHIHSANG Rice
Famous CHIHSANG trademark for rice receives trademark protection, via China Post. See related story on soy sauce here.
Edelman on Dell and Claria
Ben Edelman on Dell’s seeming paradoxical behavior of assisting computer users to remove adware, while simulataneoulsy advertising on Claria (Gator).
WhenU v. Utah
Relevant documents in WhenU’s litigation re legislation re spyware, via Ben Edelman.
Stadium Naming Rights
ESPN on Stadium Naming Rights.
Yahoo v. Google re Patent for Ad Keywords
Yahoo v. Google in patent suit re auctioning ads through keyword sales. Via Mercury News, via BlogBook.
Counterfeit Soy Sauce
Report of counterfeit PEARL RIVER BRIDGE SOY SAUCE in Hong Kong here.
PEARL RIVER BRIDGE SOY SAUCE itself available here.
Alton Brown of Good Eats on Real Soy Sauce here (See Scene 9).