Google: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish:
You may have noticed that Google has a new favicon, the small icon you see in your browser next to the URL or in your bookmarks list. Some people have wondered why we changed our favicon — after all, we hadn’t in 8.5 years(!). The
Owners of RENS (all-black basketball team from the ’30’s) trademark protest use by Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
Prof Goldman: “Keyword Metatags and Keyword-Triggered Ads Don’t Create Initial Interest Confusion – Designer Skin v. S&L Vitamins“:
An Arizona district court has ruled that the surreptitious use of trademarks doesn’t create a likelihood of initial interest confusion, granting summary judgment on the trademark claims to the defendant.
This case is another enforcement
TechDirt: European Court To Review Whether Google Can Sell Ads On Trademarked Terms:
While US courts have (mostly) finally realized that simply selling search terms based on someone else’s trademarked name should not make Google liable, French courts haven’t been so enlightened. The huge fashion retailer Louis Vuitton won a lawsuit against Google, because
‘Creep’ by Radiohead is a great song. Eliza Lumley does a good cover. I imagine Prince would too. He performed the song at a concert, someone videotaped his performance, and then posted it on YouTube. Prince sent a DMCA letter and got the video taken down. Thom Yorke of Radiohead found out and allegedly asked
I will be speaking on “Intellectual Property Issues and New Media” at the IP Law Summer Institute for Michigan’s Institute of Conitnuing Legal Education on July 19 on beautiful Mackinac Island. Topics will include the usual suspects: social media, viral marketing, virtual environments. Info here.
Plaintiff uses the mark UTAH LIGHTHOUSE in connection with goods and services that critque Mormonism. There has been extensive history between plaintiff and the LDS faith. Defendant FAIR responds to such critiques, and created a parody website that was similar in appearance to that of Plaintiff. Defendant used domain names such as UTAHLIGHTOUSE.COM to direct
Someone filed application77/171330 for SEO covering “Marketing services in the field of computers in the nature of providing marketing services for the benefit of others by compiling advertising campaigns, promotional services, and consulting for customers.” Several third parties opposed, alleging, among other things, that SEO is a generic term standing for ‘search engine optimization.’
Counterfeit Chic: Law and the LBD: YSL in Montreal.
“Ask A Lawyer” column about an artist who created pictures of Ford cars, and received a protest from Ford. Comments enabled.