We discussed ‘taste’ trademarks last week here.
Counterfeit Chic discusses the protection of scent, today.
‘Sight’ trademarks comprise 99.99% of all trademarks (my estimate).
Sound trademarks occur every so often (Intel’s ‘bah buh bo bah’, MGM’s lion roar, Tarzan’s yell, various jingles).
What about touch? Can a distinctive texture designate origin? (the feel
IHT: “European trademarks vs. Google”
International Herald Tribune: “European trademarks vs. Google” (Paris appeals court expected to rule Wednesday in LVMH’s suit against Google for keyword sales).
I Can’t Define Parody But I Know It When I Download It From YouTube
The Content Industry That Cried Wolf?
Deep Links on the Consumer Electronics Association ad campaign documenting a century’s worth of content providers worrying about the effect of technology on copyrighted works.
Trademarks Go To Camp
You Chose TTABlog For The Writing, You’ll Come Back For the Great Taste
That sweet John Welch at TTABlog displays his great sense of taste with a delicious discussion of the refusal to register orange flavor as a trademark for a medication, a decision that will no doubt leave the applicant sour, and about which drug manufacturers will probably feel bittersweet.
I’m not aware of a registration
ROMANTIC INTERLUDE v. PROVOCATIVE INTERLUDE
Stephan Co, says that Elizabeth ARden infringed its INTERLUDE trademark through sale of Arden’s PROVOCATIVE INTERLUDE product. Elizabeth Arden says the suit is without merit.
Not mentioned in the story: Stephan apparently sells under the ROMANTIC INTERLUDE mark.
“ICANN Needs To Clamp Down On Domain Name Abuse”
Real Trademark Issues In Virtual Worlds
Second Life, in its own words, is:
“. . . a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by over 200,000 people from around the globe . . .
You’ll also be surrounded by the Creations
