Foley firm settles trademark dispute with Foley firm.
Suggested advertising slogan for everyone else:
“Go With The Trademark Firm Not Embroiled In A Trademark Dispute”
2006
Giant Robot Enforces Terms Of Software License
Discussion of self-help terms in software license for robotic parking garage, via Wired.
You Can Get Dizzy Thinking About This

Wall Street Journal: On MySpace, Millions of Users Make ‘Friends’ With Ads (Free online today only), on the practice of movie studios to create MySpace personal pages for fictional characters from their movies, such as Ricky Bobby of “Talledega Nights,” and John Tucker of “John Tucker Must Die.” Presently there are numerous MySpace pages for…
Your Brain On Brands, con’t

I’m on vacation this week but I made a point of finding wi-fi so I could bring this article to your attention, from the NY Times Sunday magazine: The Brand Underground. It had the promise og being about something – namely how the latest generation is responding to the consumerist lifestyle but ultimately the…
Blogging Sporadic At Best Until August 7
New IP Blog From Massachusetts: Legal Fixation
From Newburyport, Massachusetts, the law firm of Saunders and Silverstein bring us Legal Fixation.
Prof Patry on Idea Theft
The Patry Copyright Blog: “Grosso Mondo: Bad Ideas Never Die”
Coulrophobia, Continued
Eric Goldman on more coulrophobia.
Today’s Typo Site
Buyer Beware, In Italy
Counterfeic Chic reports that in Italy, buyers of counterfeit bags may be subject to fine (and the government provides info on how to spot fake bags).