“Gators, Noles Take Teams To School Over Logos”
The University of Florida is chomping mad. And Florida State is on the warpath. The focus of their aggression? High school athletic departments the universities believe are infringing upon their Gator and Seminole logos.
Last week, Florida sent letters to two schools in Palm Beach
IHOP sues IHOP (International House of Prayer) on infringement and dilution. Some IHOP prayer centers serve meals. Plaintiff asks for fees and costs (I didn’t see a specific request for damages) and transfer of the IHOP.ORG domain name.
NY Times Freakonomics Blog: Copyright and Football:
The theory behind copyright is simple – if we allow anyone to copy a good new idea, then no one will come up with the next one. The theory makes perfect sense – in theory. In previous posts, however, we have described how fashion designers, chefs, comedians
This pattern library is dedicated to Dark Patterns: user interfaces that have been designed to trick users into doing things they wouldn’t otherwise have done.
Normally when you think of “bad design”, you think of laziness or mistakes. These are known as design anti-patterns. Dark Patterns are different – they are not
Lars Johnson is proud of his restaurant’s Swedish-meatball sandwich and pickled herring. But the signature offering at his Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant isn’t on the menu; it’s the goats grazing on the grass-covered roof.
Any other business thinking of
My friend Tom writes:
Pepsi is running an ad with War’s “Why can’t we be friends?” War is suing them for 10M saying Pepsi didn’t secure the rights. If you were going to steal a song, why would you steal from a group called War?
Excellent point Tom, and love to Andi. Although some articles
I agree with John at TTABlog. The Board’s decision that FIRESIDE GLOW is not confusingly similar to FIRESIDE WARMTH for identical goods, is surprising, and may be the result of ‘working the ref.’
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