A guide to using RSS by Walter Mossberg of the WSJ.
More Tips For San Diego
Amanda from Costa Mesa writes to recommend:
1. The Field (Irish pub), on Fifth Avenue right in the heart of the Gaslamp, is a great pub with very good food. Try the rasher and cheese boxty.
2. Chive on Fourth Avenue is a very stylish restaurant/bar with very good cocktails. Try the Very Berry.
Schwimmer and Associates Is Now The Schwimmer Mitchell Law Firm
We are pleased to announce that Glenn Mitchell has joined the firm to head up IP litigation. Schwimmer and Associates is now the Schwimmer Mitchell Law Firm.
Glenn is active in all aspects of IP law with a particular focus on trademark, copyright and unfair competition litigation, as well as IP-oriented commercial litigation. Glenn has over
Trademark Blogger World Tour In San Diego Next Week
John Welch of the TTABlog and I invite you to meet one or both of us at an informal gathering at:
Henry’s Pub
618 Fifth Ave.
San Diego, CA 92101
Date: Tuesday, May 17th.
Time: 4:30 to 6:00 pm
We will be signing copies of our blogs. Balloons for the kids. Parking validated with
The Case Of The Defunct Domain Name Service Provider
Ottomanelli Brothers hired a web design company. An employee of the company registered the domain name NYCOTTO.COM in his own names for unknown reasons. The design company provided DNS servers. It went out of business and the site went dead. The employee was nowhere to be found. No one could re-point the name without the
Recommendations For San Diego
In response to our inquiry re San Diego, Jenn from the Pacific Northwest forwards this to us:
1. Georges at the Cove, La Jolla The view from this restaurant is amazing.
2. Jakes, Del Mar Amazing views of the coastline and the food is outstanding.
3. The Beach House,
7th Circuit: Copyright Law Does Not Preempt Illinois Publicity Statute
Seventh Circuit: U.S. Copyright Law does not preempt Illinois’ Right of Publicity Act. The right to control the commercial exploitation of one’s identity is separate from the right to protect one particular fixation of one’s likeness in, for example, a photograph.
Toney v. L’Oreal, 03-2184 (7th Cir. May 6, 2005).
Answer to Nike v. Nikepal ‘Test Your Skills’
Answer to the Nike v. Nikepal ‘Test Your Skills’ fact pattern here via TTABlog.
Fourth Law: A Robot May Not Infringe Intellectual Property
iRobot sues Canadian firm for copyright and patent infringement relating to the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner. Via Boston Business Journal. First three Laws Of Robotics discussed here.
LV Sidewalk
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Yale’s LV Sidewalk discussed here by LawMeme.