The Vancouver Sun: A Canadian parlimentary committee has approved a proposal regarding protection of Olympic symbols in connection with the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, lessening the standard for an injunction from ‘irreperable harm’ to proving there is a ‘serious issue.’
Reuters: “Protecting Real Brand Names In A Virtual World”
Reuters: “Protecting Real Brand Names in a Virtual World” (quoting me).
‘Suitable Ruse’s Remain Suitable
The NY Countly Lawyers’ Association Ethics Committee has advised that trademark lawyers may hire investigators who ‘dissemble’ while investigating trademark infringement, that is to say, give a false impression through deception, under narrowly defined circumstances (“Work for the trademark owner? Who me? Never heard of him. Now I’m going to need a receipt for this.”)
The Shape Of Food To Come
Engadget: “DIY 3D Printer utlizes hot air, sugar to craft random objects”
More on 3D printers here.
Trademark Blog trade dress archives here.
Jeff Brandt
If you were fortunate, then you got a chance to know Jeff Brandt. He died unexpectedly at the age of 52, on Wednesday, most likely of a heart attack or stroke. He was a loving husband and father, a doting grandfather, and a talented laywer (he was involved in the issuance of one of the
If You Were Harry Potter’s Publisher’s Lawyer . . .
. . . what would you do to protect against people using the Internet to maliciously disseminate spoilers?
“What Hath Digg Wrought?”
TechNewsWorld: “Open Source and the DMCA: What Hath Digg Wrought?” (discussion of the Digg/09 F9 matter, raising two questions (1) what will be the effect of civil disobedience on DMCA; and (2) how does one remove food coloring from a swimming pool?)
GoDaddy Takes Over RegisterFly’s 850k Names
Domain Name Wire: “GoDaddy to Take Over RegisterFly’s Domains” (As a result of ICANN’s de-accreditation of registrar RegisterFly, 850k names have been transferred to GoDaddy, which already has 20 million names).
EFF On DRM-Free iTunes 7.2
EFF: “Convert to MP3 Before Upgrading to iTunes 7.2” (travails regarding MP3s and iTunes).
“No Trademark Protection for ASPIRINA”
Patently O: “No Trademark Protection for ASPIRINA”