The Economist: “The Booming Trade in Fake Viagra, and Other Counterfeit Goods:
Wait, What Was A Marsh Mallow Made Out Of?
In this discussion of a Swiss Federal Adminisitrative Court decision holding that PEACH MALLOW is not descriptive of candy, the point is made that Marshmallows are no longer made of the Mallow plant.
CFI Decision On Use In the EEC
WorldTrademarkReport: “Token Use Does Not Demonstrate Genuine Use“:
In Sonia Rykiel Création et Diffusion de Modèles v Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) (Case C-131/06, April 30 2008), the Court of First Instance (CFI) has annulled a decision by the Second Board of Appeal on the grounds that the board had
Unter Den Linden
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Labels For Less
Blogtober Tonight, 8:30 1 Potsdammer Platz
Suggestion: Use Twitter To Keep In Touch In Berlin
Consider getting a free account at www.twitter.com to announce your whereabouts in Berlin. My twitter account name is mschwimmer.
Can A Dead Brand Live Again?
NYT: “Can a Dead Brand Live Again?:
With much smaller sales than that megabrand, Brim soon disappeared — except, perhaps, for a vague idea of Brim that lingered, and lingers even now, in the minds of millions of consumers.
What’s that worth? A small company in Chicago, called River West Brands, figures that
Berlin Recommendation: Revolving Restaurant in Fernsehturm
A good intro to the city: the Revolving Restaurant in the Fernsehturm (TV Tower).