Client had a bunch of applications published (in a country that isn’t the U.S.). The publication details on all of them were truncated due to a mistake by that country’s trademark office. We are advised that if allowed to issue, the resulting registrations are vulnerable to cancellation because of the incomplete publication (on the theory
Corporate America: Get Your Ducks In A Row! 10 Easy Steps to Increasing Shareholder Value with Soft IP
Guest post:
Peter Sloane
Partner, Leason Ellis LLP, White Plains, NY
Inside corporate counsel have plenty of work on their desks. The last thing they are looking for is yet more work. Still, trademarks and other intellectual property are increasingly important as corporate assets. Shareholders routinely consider the value of IP in assessing the strength
Counterfeit Phones Attract Lightning
SEX ON THE BEACH v PARTY ON THE BEACH
You’d be surprised by how many trademark infringement suits involve hookahs. For example.
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Leaked Memo from INTA re 2024 Annual Meeting in Guandong
This is a leaked memo from the Annual Meeting committee of INTA, three years from now.
Colleagues:
Now that we’re back from Vienna, we want to thank the international annual meeting sub-committee for doing a bang-up job..
It has been suggested that we consider the ‘Pearl River’ super city of Guandong, etc. as the site
What I Said at ‘Meet the Bloggers’ About The Redskins Trademark
So Monday night was ‘Meet the Bloggers X.’ First, a tip of the hat to Marks & Clerk for sponsoring the bash.
As a co-founder of this event, I have always said a few words to the ever-growing throng. Up till now, I’ve merely said a few thank-yous, and then introduced the bloggers and tweeters
“The Knockoff Economy” – Copying As a Spur to Innovation
I certainly agree with the assessment that the restaurant and food industries represent high levels of creativity without (certain types) of IP protection. Not sure about the statement ‘there is more new and good music since Napster’ and that Napster is the cause of this (as opposed to, merely, the technology of streaming). It may
Black Market v Recon re Supplements
Risking a certain optics problem in naming the company ‘Black Market.’
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Delta v “Fly Away Promotion’ Scam
Delta seeks preliminary injunction against ‘Fly Away Promotion.’
delta v fly away promotion.pdf
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Meet Your Readers At ‘Meet the Bloggers X’
If you blog or tweet or shout loudly about IP (and neighboring rights), and you will be attending Meet the Bloggers X, and you would like me to introduce you to the throng during my remarks, please send me your name, the name of your blog or twitter handle or website or street corner, and