Further to our reporting on Chewy Vuitton and Juicy Critoure, on the way to work today I passed a STARBARKS grooming salon (where your pet is the star). And there was a GROOMNDALZ (changed from Groomingdale’s) near my old office.
“Brand New” – Corporate and Brand Identiy Blog
Brand New: Opinions on Corporate and Brand Identity Work (presenting opinions on brand identity and such, from UnderConsideration, a NY-based design firm.
TTAB 2007 Update
John Welch, of TTABlog: TTAB 2007 Update
Should There Be A BSA Or RIAA For Domain Names?
Interesting idea. Out-Law.com: “Business Should Fund Domain Name Police“:
A technology law expert has called on the business world to set up a policing outfit to tackle cybersquatters. The call came as Dell raised the stakes in the fight against domain hoarders, demanding compensation of $1 million per name in a lawsuit.
Dell
Juicy Critoure?
Maybe LV has a point about CHEWY VUITTON. I saw an ad in the paper for JUICY CRITOURE, some sort of product for dogs, and didn’t know what to think. It seems that there really is such thing as JUICY COUTURE FOR DOGS (pictured). So what is JUICY CRITOURE? A typo? An infringement? A permissble
TOP v. Fresh-Top Canister
Seventh Circuit: Use of “Fresh-Top Canister” on canister of ZIG-ZAG tobacco not even close to confusing or dilutive of TOP brand tobacco. The fact that the word TOP appears on tobacco packaging all the time was relevant to the dilution analysis.
Top Tobacco and Republic Tobacco v. North Atlantic Operating Company and National Tobacco Company
The Following Are Not Government Trademark Offices
Trademark applications are stored on publicly accessible databases. As a result, private entities can idnetify trademark applicants, and send them solicitations. Some of these solications are formatted to resemble official documents. While some solications may be for watching services, some request fees for listing on directories of no apparent merit.
We have accumulated this list
Counterfeit Chic: Knockoff News 73
Counterfeit Chic: Knockoff News 73
Are There Donut Lampshades In Your Background?
We have this pillow and this sofa, in microfiber (because of the dogs) at home. Anyway, Galbraith & Paul owns the copyright in this donut design and someone, allegedly, produced lamp shades that allegedly infringe the fabric, and Ruby Tuesday has such lamps in its restaurants. It then ran photos of its restaurants with the
The Argument For Federal Rather Than State Trademark Registration
Marketplace: “There’s Only One Burger King In This Town“:
“For 50 years, the Burger King in Mattoon, Ill., has been a favorite spot. And thanks to a judge’s ruling, that other Burger King has had to keep its distance”