Interesting Ninth Circuit remedy via Law Meme. After a broad range of abusive behavior, defendant was barred from accessing Plaintiff’s otherwise public website. Ninth Circuit:
[Defendant] is in a position analogous to one who has repeatedly shoplifted from a particular store, so the judge prohibits him from entering it again, saving the stores security
WWE Accuses Licensing Agent of Corruption, via NY Times.
The Next Bling, jewellery consisting of logos, by the Dutch artist Tjepkema. Link via Kottke.org.
A Danish businessman, Joachim Bruss-Jensen, had a falling out with a business partner, who turned around and registered JOACHIMBRUSS-JENSEN.COM and BRUSS-JENSEN.COM. While the registrant’s actions appear to satisfy elements two and three of the UDRP, absence of bona fide interest, and bad faith, complainant failed in this UDRP, as he could not show tradmeark
Tobacco Companies in Britain Assert Their Human Rights regarding tobacoo advertising, via Vice Squad.
Russian company named Phaeton sues Volkswagen over use of PHAETON in Russia, via Just-auto.com.
A study involving 67 people showed no preference for either Coca-Cola® (Coke®) or Pepsi® when the drinks were administered anonymously, according to results published in the Oct. 14 issue of the journal Neuron. However, when told what they were drinking, roughly three-fourths preferred Coke. All 67 also submitted to brain scans.
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Gateway Computers come in boxes with cow spots on them. Companion Products sell ‘stretch pets’ which extend over a computer monitor or cpu. Moose version depicted above. They used to sell a cow with spots. Gateway sued, alleging trade dress infringement, and prevailed.
Gateway v. Companion Products, 03-3410 (8th Cir sept 13, 2004).