November 2005
Trademark Blog Live In Chicago
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Miscellany
I will be participating in a panel this Saturday in Chicago on the future of blogging, technology and law practice at LexThink’s BlawgThink conference.
Drunk and Alert
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Miscellany
Nestle has filed patents for Coffee Beer. Hat tip to Invent Blog.
Nimmer on Blogs
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Posted in Miscellany
Prof. Raymond Nimmer has started a blog entitled ‘Contemporary Intellectual Property, Licensing & Information Law.’
HOMEDEPOTSUCKS.COM UDRP
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Domain Names
Someone who believes that Home Depot sucks, prevailed in a UDRP brought by Home Depot. Respondent was represented by the University of San Francisco Internet and Intellectual Property Justice Clinic. Via EFF.
This would be a useful decision to review prior to sending a demand letter to a gripe site, as there is…
Copyright & Trademark Update from Orrick
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Posted in Miscellany
The Orrick firm publishes a Copyright & Trademark Update. Latest issue here.
Universal Copyright Convention Seemingly Ignored
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Posted in Copyright
Panexa: Ask Your Doctor For A Reason To Take It
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Coulrophobia
You can’t make this stuff up. A variant of the parody defense is the argument that the target of the parody doesn’t exist. More on a demand letter sent to a fictitious company here.
‘Free Expression In The Age Of Copyright Control’
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Posted in Copyright Fair Use
The Free Expression Policy Project of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School Of Law has released a report ‘Will Fair Use Survive? Free Expression in the Age of Copyright Control.‘
Validity of FIFA Trademarks
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in International
OHIM confirms FIFA World Cup Trademarks. Via Sportsbusiness.com.
Prior discussion of case by Lovells here.