In 2002 we reported on some of the oldest business names in the world. The Japanese business KONGO GUMI, reportedly founded in 578, was a possible winner. Alas, Business Week reports that Kongo Gumi, family-run all those years, has gone out of business.
2007
Breakfast of the Gods
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Branding
The Lords of Breakfast – a re-telling of Lord of the Rings but with breakfast cereal mascots.
EFF Requests that Utah AG Stay ‘Electronic Registration’ Law
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Search Engines
EFF Requests that Utah AG delaly implementation of the ‘Electronic Registration’ law.
If you’re aware of the circumstances under which a State AG can delay implementing a law, sua sponte, then please advise and I’ll post it.
Another Profession Taken Over By Robots
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Miscellany
Via Boing Boing, Robots act as ‘touts’ for sex clubs in Osaka. It’s a long and involved story but there’s an interesting speech issue, and an interesting agency/principal issue.
“Billboard Ban in Sao Paulo”
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Advertising
Gucci, Chloe, Dunhill v. MyReplicaHandBag.com
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Counterfeits
Text of complaint in Gucci; Chloe and Alfred Dunhill v. MyReplicaHandbag.com et. al., SDNY, Mar 28, 2007, via Counterfeit Chic.
Konckoff News
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Counterfeits
Is It Proper For Brand Owners To Donate Funds For Investigations?
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Counterfeits
or is it improper if they don’t donate? Leorra Herrmann reports.
BUD v. BUDVAR Global Scorecard
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in International
43(B)log: Recent Developments in TM Law
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Trademark Practice