February 2005

The term BLOGOSPHERE has no hits on TESS.  The string BLOG produces 17 hits, the oldest being NBA BLOG SQUAD and the newest being BLOG-N-PLAY

University of Missouri battles Southwest Missouri State University over rights to MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY, via Columbia Tribune.

Via Legal Week:  In the UK, which does not have a U.S.-style unified bar, this article discssues growing rights of trademark attorneys vis-a-vis solicitors. 

OK, it’s barristers who wear horsehair wigs, not solicitors.  You come up with a visual.

Via Sportsbusinessnews.com via Sports Law Blog:  Season Tickets is suing Ticketmaster for breach of a non-disclosure agreement, alleging that Ticketmaster stole trade secret information while engaged in subsequently-aborted talks to buy the company.

On the one hand, another argument to get clients to get the NDA signed before they take the meeting.  On the other hand, another

The caption to this photo from the United Church of Christ reads:

SpongeBob meets with the Rev. John H. Thomas, the UCC’s general minister and president, in his office. Explains Thomas, “No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, SpongeBob, you’re welcome here.”

This one of series of photos illustrating SpongeBob’s

IHT on LEGO’s efforts to protect its plastic brick business long after patents expire.

LEGO Sculpture discussed here.

Ritvik’s MEGABLOKS here.

Previous post on LEGO’s struggles here.

UPDATE: Phosita has illustrations of LEGO patents and other info here.