MacDailyNews.com and other Apple rumor blogs report that Apple filed on October 7 for the name VINGLE. Why do I post that? Because it illustrates the growing trend of ‘registry-watchers.’
On a related topic, The Privacy and Security Law Blog of the Davis Wright Tremaine firm has recently posted ‘Inadvertent Disclosure of Business Secrets Through
Due to efficiency gains, OHIM, the Eurpoean Community trademark office, is lowering prices of Community Trademarks. You read that right.
Purple dinosaur Barney’s lawyers send demand letter re unflattering portrayals. Via Copyfight.
Governor Schwarzenegger signed a law banning the sale of violent video games to minors. Via Silicon Valley Media Law blog.
“In this Circuit, we have today adopted a test for nominative fair use in which a court will pose three questions: (1) Is the use of the plaintiff’s mark necessary to describe both plaintiff’s product or service and defendaant’s product or service? (2) Is only so much of the plaintiff’s mark used as is necessary
New Zealand trademark owner of ART ATTACK receives windfall. Via NewsTalk ZB.
Yamaha (top) sues Yamoto for selling a ‘copy cat’ all terrain vehicle. Claims apparently include trade dress. Press release here.
More on the Las Vegas slogan, via Casino City Times. Background here.
AutoChannel on GM’s use of SKYROOF after license expiration.
This article from the UK’s Mirror makes an inherent registrability analysis sound like disparagement.