The wife and I like to kick back with a case of scotch and a couple of cartons of Lucky Strikes and watch Mad Men. I mentioned on Twitter last night that I was watching Mad Men and lo and behold this morning I receive an email that “Betty Draper” is now following
2008
Something To Keep In Mind Re Social Networks
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Posted in Miscellany
“Spam Reduced 66% Worldwide After One Company Shuttered”
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Miscellany
Washington Post: Spam Reduced 66% Worldwide After One Company Shuttered”
DomainNameWire: “ICANN Cuts EstDomains, Spam Down 75%”
Poland: “Principles of Merchant’s Honesty In Trade Mark Cases”
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Posted in International
Class 46 discusses an invalidation action in Poland based on merchant’s honesty (the applicant appropriated an image that had been previously used). ‘Merchant’s honesty’ sounds like ‘good or bad faith’ to me.
IRONMAN For Triathlons Not A Famous Mark
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in What Is This Thing Called Dilution?
Discussion of what’s necessary to establish fame and family of marks in World Triathlon Corp v Traditional Medicinals (TTAB Nov 3 08). TTABlog discussion here.
“Lego Fails In Brick Trademark Bid”
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Trade Dress
Out-law.com: “Lego Fails In Brick Trademark Bid“:
Lego has failed in its bid to register the shape of its play bricks as trade marks. A European court said that the brick shape was functional and that it had to be that shape to operate as it did, so could not be registered as…
Harry Potter Lexicon Case Appealed
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Posted in Copyright Fair Use
The Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society will represent the defendant in the appeal of the Harry Potter Lexicon case, discussing whether defendant’s ‘Lexicon’ of the Harry Potter books constitute fair use.
Argentine Search Engines Told To Block Famous Names
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Search Engines
Out-law.com: Argentine Search Engines Told To Block Famous Names:
Search engines in Argentina have been banned from linking to stories naming up to 100 famous people including football legend Diego Maradona in a move critics have said is tantamount to censorship.
Google and Yahoo! have filtered search results relating to the names on their
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Rights Owner of Elvis ‘Idol’ Scuttles Plan to Go Private
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Right of Publicity/Privacy
WSJ: Rights Owner of Elvis, ‘Idol’ Scuttles Plan to Go Private:
CKX Inc., which licenses the rights to images of Elvis Presley and other celebrities, said that a $1.33 billion plan to go private has fallen through because of “extraordinary” economic conditions.
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In an interview last year, Mr. Sillerman said he
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Inside Counsel Article on Tiffany/eBay (quoting me)
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Posted in Contributory/Vicarious Liability
Schwimmer Inside Counsel Article
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