LA Daily News: Crying Foul:
“When those who run the Simi Youth Baseball League decided recently to go with college uniforms instead of those of the pros, they thought they were standing on principle.
. . .
But their attempt drifted into foul territory. Because they never got permission to use the college names
2007
Chooseco v. Daimler
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Posted in Likelihood of Confusion
Citizen.com: Children’s book series founder sues over trademark use”:
“R. A. Montgomery, founder of the children’s interactive book series Choose Your Own Adventure, and his company Chooseco LLC of Waitsfield, Vt., are suing DaimlerChrysler, BBDO Detroit, Organic and Marvel Entertainment in U.S. District Court for trademark infringement.
DaimlerChrysler features the trademark Choose Your Own…
Worth Watching
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Posted in First Amendment
James Goodale’s show: Digital Age.
Chanel-Style Bracelets?
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Trade Dress
Counterfeit Chic and the case of the scrimshaw bracelets.
Utah Electronic Registration Mark?
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Posted in State Trademarks
Utah invents the electronic registration mark.
Utah General Counsel is reminded of the dormant commerce clause:
As required by legislative rule and practice, the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel provides the following legislative review note to assist the Legislature in making its own determination as to the constitutionality of the bill. The…
Bruce Lehman: “Our Attempts At Copyright Control Have Not Been Successful”
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Posted in DMCA
MichaelGeist.ca: “DMCA Architect Acknowledges Need For A New Approach“: (Former head of the Patent and Trademark Office, Bruce Lehman, influential in the creation of the DMCA, during a panel conference (available on video):
“. . . Lehman says that we are entering the “post-copyright” era for music, suggesting that a new…
I Would Not Mind If Martha Stewart Used ARMONK As A Trademark
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Posted in Geography
TMBrandingCap.com reports that the village of Katonah (about ten miles from here) and at least one housewares business within Katonah, will take action against local resident Martha Stewart’s applications for the mark KATONAH for housewares. Background here.
I wouldn’t mind if Martha Stewart used my home town’s name as a trademark. If the…
McDonald’s Seeks To Redefine ‘McJobs’
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Posted in What Is This Thing Called Dilution?
AP: ‘McDonald’s Seeks To Redefine ‘McJobs‘:
“McDonald’s Corp. is reviving its campaign to ditch the dictionary definition of “McJob,” this time setting its sites on the vocabulary of Britons. The world’s largest fast food company said Tuesday it plans to launch a campaign in the U.K. this spring to get the country’s dictionary…
Dog Bites Man
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Posted in False Advertising
If It Weren’t For Those Meddling Kids, Vitamin C Edition
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Posted in False Advertising
TVNZ: “Thirst For Knowledge Leads To Court“:
“Two Auckland schoolgirls have taken on one of the world’s most powerful food and drug companies and won.
A school science experiment has led to GlaxoSmithKline being prosecuted for allegedly misleading consumers about the vitamin c content of Ribena.”