“[I]n which a plaintiff claims that something that is fictional is not factually accurate “
That’s an interesting way of characterizing a ‘libel in fiction’ claim. WSJ Law Blog reports on such a claim withstanding summary judgment.
Bizarre Co-Branding
A Variant Of The Tautological Problem WIth “Natural Areas Of Expansion”
Softbelly sold SCREENIE BEANIES, bean bag toys with chamois bellies to be used in wiping a computer screens.
Softbelly’s objects to the judge’s having permitted Ty
to present evidence of “Beanie” products that Ty marketed
after “Screenie Beanies” entered the market. Obviously
those products could not be used to show that the “Beanie
Babies” trademark
Do They Show Repeats On History?
From the AP:
The History Channel in the United States is now history.
Make that History. The cable network quietly dropped “the” and “channel” from its name recently, claiming History for itself. “Our brand is, in the media landscape, synonymous with the genre of history so I don’t think it’s presumptuous of us to call
This I Have Wondered As Well
Brand New ponders the Camel cigarettes logo and asks “if it’s Turkish, what’s with the pyramids?” Answer: the pyramids refer to the name Camel and not to where the tobacco is from. Of course.
Just Another Day in Midtown
There I was minding my own business. Cottonelle had some sort of sidewalk promotion, utilizing its ‘Be Kind To Your Behind” tagline, when activists stepped in front of the giant Cotonelle golden retriever puppy-mobile, unfurled a banner, and dropped their pants to reveal underwear emblazoned with variants of the Cottonelle tagline, urging that we be
Crazy Eddie – The Residual Value In The Brand Is IN-Sane.
Those of us who heard the Crazy Eddie commercials growing up will be intrigued by this mention by IPKat that someone attempted to auction the name on eBay, asking for $800,000, and getting no bid higher than $30k. Some background here.
.XXX (ICM) vs USG and ICANN
News.com: Porn-friendly .xxx domain backer loses suit against federal agencies
The company behind the proposed .xxx top-level domain, which was rejected after the Bush administration intervened, has been trying to dig up embarrassing government documents through a federal lawsuit.
Make that “was trying.” A federal judge on March 12 granted summary judgment to the Bush
Attend a Domain Name Roundtable at the Trademark Blog World Headquarters in Manhattan – Monday April 14
I will be hosting an INTA Roundtable on INTERNET DOMAIN NAMES: A TRADEMARK PRACTITIONER’S POINT OF VIEW at the Trademark Blog World Headquarters, also known as the offices of Moses & Singer, in the Chrysler Buidling in midtown Manhattan, April 14. Register through INTA. Attendance is limited. Discussion outline here.