Supreme Court denies cert in TONY TWIST case. A set back for Larry David and others.
Third Circuit on Innocence
Third Circuit decision: Established retail chain has opportunity to purchase huge shipment of GUCCI bags from a reputable distributor. However, something made the retailer suspicious whether the bags wer genuine (the distributor told the retailer that the bags were diverted goods, that is to say, grey goods) so it investigated in two ways. Without identifying why
Ku Hai v.Ku Er in China
Chinese beverage company Yaqing, owner of the trademark KU HAI, has sued Coca Cola in the Shanghai No 1 Intermediate People’s Court, over Coke’s use of KU ER (also knwon as QOO), a fruit juice product. This article in China Daily reports that KU HAI and KU ER are connotatively identical.
Beer of Kings vs. King of Beers con't
Budvar of the Czech Republic prevails over Anheuser Busch re the BUD mark in South Korea. Via St. Louis Biz Journal here
Not Total Recall
Several Readers, including Dan Fingerman, alerted me to the results of this survey, consisting of asking consumers to draw logos from memory.
Lord of the Bling-Bling
Two minute hip hop version of LOTR here, courtesy of Wirestone.com.
Most Popular Searches on Google
Another Reminder About Unsolicted Offerings For Trademark 'Registries'
There are several companies which operate trademark ‘registries’ or ‘directories.’ They scour various government trademark publications and then send invoices to the applicants. These so-called directories tend to be located in exotic locations like Vaduz, Liechtenstein. A recent offering uses an acronym which is similar but not identical to CPA, the reputable trademark and patent
My Law Firm Begins Its Fourth Year
Three years ago this week SchwimmerLegal opened its doors (or more accurately, its email and banking accounts). Amazon and Richemont were the first two clients. Thanks, guys. We have a bunch of exciting announcements coming up. Watch this space.