The Intellectual Property Law Section Fall Meeting will be held Thursday October 4 through Sunday October 7 (that’s Columbus Day Weekend), the height of leaf season in Bolton’s Landing (Lake George) NY. THe brochure is here.
On the Saturday I will be moderating a panel on “IP Issues In Virtual Worlds”, joined by Francis
Now Take A Moment Yourself
Prof Patry points out one of the leaked MediaDefender emails:
“In one case, a Universal executive asked if there was any data showing the music industry’s lawsuits were resulting in less file-sharing activity from addresses ending in .edu — namely, colleges and universities. Mr. Saaf forwarded the message to five MediaDefender employees with the
Mukasey Early Adopter Of Order To Chill
From the August 2002 Trademark Blog, we dredge up a Judge Mukasey opinion in the TIMMY HOLEDIGGER case. Tommy Hilfiger had gone after a parody usage for pet perfumes and the Judge cited language in the previous Barbie Girl in which the Court had advised the parties to chill.
Discussion here.
Add BEANERS COFFEE To The No Va List
Beaner’s Coffee is changing its name to BiggBy Coffee. POPWink wonders what took it so long.
19 Lawsuits Against Forever 21?
This WWD article reports that there have been 19 copyright or trademark suits filed against Forever 21 since the start of this year.
Update: Via Counterfeit Chic, here’s the complaint in Carole Hochman v. Forever 21.
The Scent Of A Hotel
NY Times: Eau de Hotel
Luxist: Will A Scent Make You Choose A Hotel?
LA Times: Sniff. Say, ‘Ahh’ or ‘Achoo!‘
NY Times: Scent Machines in Hotel Rooms
Anti-Piracy Group Suffers Email Leak. and What is MiiVii?
WSJ: Antipiracy Group Suffers Email Leak:
[O]ver the weekend, information about MediaDefender’s efforts was splashed across the Internet via a leak of purported employee emails. Among the alleged revelations: the company was developing a Web site, MiiVii, that would allow people to upload and download copyright movies, TV shows and music. But when people
Chinese Script Writer Wins Suit Against Sohu.com
Silicon Valley.com: Chinese Script Writer Wins Suit Against Sohu.com:
“A Chinese court ordered Sohu.com to compensate a script writer for lost income after the Web site sold romantic mobile phone messages he wrote without paying him, the writer and his lawyer said Friday.
The Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate Court ruled on Thursday that
Purple Found To Be Functional for Sandpaper
TTABlog: “TTAB Finds the Color Purple to be Functional for Sandpaper”:
“Opposer Saint-Gobain claimed functionality because “purple is a by-product of the manufacturing process, and purple is used in color-coding.” . . . The Board, however, found that “with respect to competitive need … opposer has set out a prima facie case that
“Role of Nanotechnology in Brand Protection”
Converting Magazine: “Role of Nanotechnology in Brand Protection”
“Using nanotechnology, companies can now apply covert information, such as batch information, directly onto products and packaging. They can, for example, encrypt nanoscale codes onto pharmaceutical pills for tracking and tracing. They can also create nano bar codes, which are invisible bar codes that are