Google modifies its logos to honor holidays or famous individuals. Last week it created a logo that alludes to (but, Google alleges, did not copy), Joan Miro’s work, in honor of Miro’s brithday. The Miro estate complained, and Google, without admitting wrong-doing, pulled the logo by noon.
Some reaction was, in effect, gimme
Blog About IP Law In China
IP Dragon, a blog about IP law in the PRC, written by an anonymous dragon.
Calculation of Statutory Damages For Compilations
If eight copyrighted works are infringed by one unauthorized compilation, then plaintiff may be entitled to eight, not one, awards of statutory damages. If thirteen copyrighted words are infringed by seven unaothrized compilations, then plaintiff may be entitled to thirteen, not seven, awards of statutory damages. More, including text of decision, on the WB Music
Stoller On Hold?
TTABlog reports that the TTAB may have stopped granting Stoller extensions.
Example Of State Naming Regulation
When discussing the allocation of state corporate names, I meant to but didn’t mention that in addition to the minimal ‘identity search,’ states impose various restrictions that loosely constitute consumer protection laws. For example, terms such as BANK or INSURANCE are restricted.
Here’s an example. Franchise Law Blog reports on Rhode Island enforcing a
First .EU Dispute Decision
That was fast. As far as I can tell, an entity received a quick registration for PST in the Benelux. While another entity with an older PST registration is moving to cancel this Benelux registration, as far as this .EU dispute goes, a valid registration is a valid registration. I encourage EU practitioners to
Mark Cuban on ‘What Is Click Fraud’?
Mark Cuban discusses the definition (and extent) of click fraud. He gives several examples:
“[Click Fraud is] a click by a system or person on a page designed to circumvent the advertiser’s intent. In otherwords, advertisers are spending their money in order to get results. They have directed money to PPC advertising to get
OSECOLA OUTLAWS v. BILLINGS OUTLAWS
Friend of the Blog Anne Mason writes to tell us that:
“Out of the venerable Middle District of Florida comes Montana Prof Sports LLC v. Leisure Sports Mgt. Inc., 2006 US Dist Lexis 7218 where the Kissimme Kreatures professional indoor football team was busted for its name change to the Osceola Outlaws by the Billings
Law Review Article Cites Trademark Blog
I suppose a more modest title would have been “Columbia Law Review Article Discusses ‘Disparaging’ Trademarks.’ (See Footnote 42). TTABlog is cited as well.
Why Did I Get A Demand Letter If I Was Allowed To Incorporate Under That Name?
I hear this every so often, usually in the context that the corporate lawyer who created a legal entity told the client that the name of the business was available, which meant that it was available as a corporate name in that state, but which the client understood to mean, simply, available.
The problem is