Coverage on litigation between Budvar of the Czech Republic and Busch of the U.S. re rights to use BUD in Japan. Budvar has apparently won the right to use BUD, Busch claims that it retains the right to use BUDWEISER there. Some background on the long-term global dispute here.
Parody – Discuss Amongst Yourselves
Parody fact pattern. Assume that this work does not originate with the owner of the trademarks and copyrights in Miss Piggy (I don’t know where it came from). A non-infringing parody borrows from the work only to signify the work, and comments upon the work. An infringing parody such as “The Cat Is Not In The
Law.com on Pennie & Edmonds
Law.com article discussing demise of Pennie & Edmonds, laying the blame in part to accrual, rather than cash, accounting.
BUSH Diapers
There’s an easy pun to be made regarding GEORGE BUSH diapers. Story via BBC.
TILLAMOOK Cheeseburger?
The saga of TILLAMOOK cheddar of Tillamook County, Oregon, continues, via Mercury News. Previous TILLAMOOK dispute here
Another Important Domain Name Inadvertently Expires
A sad story often re-told. The Washington Post uses washingtonpost.com for its website but uses the domain name washpost.com for email. This story reports that email communications were knocked out when the renewal notice for the domain name was sent to what the Washington Post describes as “a drop box that was not being monitored,”
Plaintiff, All American Citizens Who Watch TV, Make Tactical Blunder
The Smoking Gun posts the complaint of a Knoxville woman who has filed a class action against Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, MTV, CBS, etc., on behalf of a class consisting of “all American citizens who watched the outrageous conduct” at the Super Bowl.” Her theory is that the corporate defendants had an implied contract with
Do DC and Marvel Own Exclusive Rights in 'SUPER HERO'?
Via Nerdlaw, we find a link to this press release from a comic book implying that it received a demand letter from DC and Marvel, alleging that they jointly own the trademark SUPER HERO (and forced the comic book to remove the term from its title).
I didn’t see the actual demand letter and
Time in the Hoosegow For Fake Whois Data?
Professor Susan Crawford on a draft bill proposing criminal punishment for wilfully false whois data.