John Welch, some-time contributor to The Trademark Blog and full-time expert on the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, has started the TTABlog.
BUD v. BUDVAR in Finland
BUD v. BUDVAR in Finland, discussed by IPKat.
Restoring Opportunity But Perhaps Not Motive
CNN.COM reports that the FDA has requested that Pfizer pull ads for VIAGRA, on the grounds that the lines such as “Remember the guy who used to be called ‘wild thing’? Well, he’s back” make the unsubstantiated claim that VIAGRA restores previous levels of sexual desire (as opposed to the substantiated claim that it treats
Must Read: "The Plagiarism Game"
If you are an IP lawyer, then this article, “The Plagiarism Game,” by Malcolm Gladwell, is a must read. The author discusses an instance in which he was plagiarized.
Why Are The Big Patent Firms Disappearing, continued.
One patent lawyer voices his opinion here.
Use of RFIDs to Combat Pharma Counterfeits
New York Times: The FDA is expected today to approve the use of radio-frequeny identification devices (RFIDs) to help fight counterfeits in the prescription drug pipeline. At the cost of 20 to 50 cents per unit, the devices will probably not yet appear on individual unit packaging yet, but that will likely change as
Why Are The Big Patent Firms Disappearing?
OK, explain this to me. I see the large patent firms disappearing one by one. As far as I can tell, the Pennies, Fishes, Kenyons and Darbys of the world have been competently handling the largest, most complex patent litigations, since forever. So when they merge into a larger firm it is not as if
Predicting The Future
Matthew Homann’s The (Non) Billable Hour askd me to contribute 5 important isues and developments in trademark law, to his 5 X 5 feature. Four other IP practitioners chipped in with where they see patent and trademark law headed. In short, I saw more use of ADR, more use of XML, and more Initial Interest
Trademark Blog World Tour Goes To Phoenix
I will be in Phoenix the rest of this week, attending the INTA conference. I will be presenting a talk as part of a panel entitled “Famous and Well Known Marks.”
Ropes and Gray To Acquire Fish and Neave
Ropes and Gray has announced it will acquire intellectual property pioneer Fish and Neave. The combined firm will have 740 lawyers. FN will become known as the Fish and Neave Intellectual Property Group of Ropes and Gray, and will probably therefore get to keep using the Wright Brothers plane as part of its