Technology & Marketing Law Blog: ‘Blog Defamation Lawsuit Lacks Jurisdiction.’
‘Whose Sari Now?’
Counterfeit Chic: ‘Whose Sari Now?’ on the protection of indigenous textile design under India’s Geographical Indications Act.
Yes, blogging software does indeed include a pun generator.
‘Man-Child In The Promised Land’
NY TImes: ‘Man-Child In The Promised Land’: David Johnston has a bi-polar disrder. He is in his 40’s and lives with his parents in Texas. He composes music and creates drawings, mostly with magic markers. His work is popular and has a show in Chelsea coming up. His father buys most of his art
Will “Where’s The Beef?” Become Actionable Under Proposed Dilution Law?
This is the proposed fair use passage of H.R. 683, the Trademark Dilution Revision Act:
`(3) EXCLUSIONS- The following shall not be actionable as dilution by blurring or dilution by tarnishment under this subsection:
`(A) Fair use of a famous mark by another person in comparative commercial advertising or promotion to identify the competing goods
NBC Protests YouTube Use of Narnia Short
We’ve spoken previously of YouTube, the ‘community’ video site. It now reports that it has been asked by NBC to remove the ‘Lazy Sunday: Chronicles of Narnia’ parody video first shown on NBC’s Saturday Night Live.
The video first appeared on SNL on December 17. The media reported high numbers of downloads of the
‘Judge Finds Browns, NFL Own ‘Dawg Pound'”
Ny Lawyer: “Judge Finds Browns, NFL Own ‘Dawg Pound‘”
‘Authors Guild Warns On Trademark Protection Bill’
“Status of US Brands Slips Globally Among Teens”
Christian Science Monitor: ‘Status of US brands slips globally among teens.’
Opposition To DYKES ON BIKES Opens Pandora’s Box
TTABlog reports that a man has filed an opposition to the San Francisco Women’s Motorcycle Contingent application to register the mark DYKES ON BIKES for “Education and Entertainment Services in the nature of organizing, conducting, and promoting parade contingents, community festivals, events, street fairs, forums, seminars, parties and rallies to support, organize and motivate women
Can A Fake Product Have A Real Trademark?
Oasys Mobile maintains the PHEROTONES site to promote ringtones that (like pheromones) arouse the listener. This NY Times article details how PHEROTONES are a fake product, part of a viral marketing strategy (which seems to be working).
Now, assuming that the joke takes off and the PHEROTONE name acquires some value. Can a ‘fake’ trademark