NY Times: “In One Flaw, Questions on Validity of 46 Judges” (they could have written a better headline):
But John F. Duffy, who teaches at the George Washington University Law School, is a different kind of law professor. He has discovered a constitutional flaw in the appointment process over the last eight years for judges
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TechCrunch: “What To Do With Failed Startup IP?“:
The large majority of most startups fail, and a lot of them have software, patents and other intellectual property that may be of value to the community. This IP could help those startups avoid wasting time reinventing the wheel, find creative ways to solve problems,
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Boing Boing: 50 Greatest Commercial Parodies Of All Time
TTAB holding that GM had abandoned LASALLE trademark for cars, subsequent attempts at licensing replacement parts and merchandise insufficent. TTABlog commentary here.
Some websites are reporting that Vuitton actually sued the artist who created the Darfur t-shirt (background here), soemthing I have been unable to confirm. Here is an interesting analysis from a brand analyst from Forrester Research as to what Vuitton’s options are in a situation like this.
AllRise.com: You sue anyone, make your case, the auidence votes.
MetNews.com: Court Upholds Dismiss of Suit Over Lawyer’s Advertising
A libel action by a manufacturer against an attorney who published a newspaper advertisement stating that users of that manufacturer’s product “may” have claims to relief constituted a strategic lawsuit against public participation, the Sixth District Court of Appeal has held.
Boing Boing: “Archivists to Oregon: your laws aren’t copyrighted, so there!”