Duame Morris: “Invalid Subpoenas Sent Via E-Mail“:
Thousands of company executives received e-mails mid-April that purported to be federal court subpoenas but instead appear to be part of a “phishing” scam to capture sensitive data. The invalid subpoenas: (a) bear the seal of the U.S. district court and docket numbers from real cases;
Idle thought: those of you attending Berlin in May might consider signing up for free services such as Twitter as a means for hooking up and organizing get-togethers, and telling your ‘community’ where you’re going to be at any given moment. Other social networking ideas readily accepted and posted here.
This is a real correction from today’s WSJ:
Thirteen billion golf balls, lying end to end, could go around the earth 14 times. An article in the April 7 Golf report incorrectly said nine times.
Discussion here.
WSJ.com: Mobile-Phone Programmer Wins Rights to “March Madness:
All kinds of new things are happening in college hoops. The three-point line is getting moved back to 20 feet 9 inches, all four number one seeds made it to the Final Four for the first time in history, and a non-NCAA affiliate has won the
Kentucky.com” “City of Sturgis distances itself from Stugis Chamber lawsuit“:
The Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against a motorcycle rally in Kentucky without the city of Sturgis’ knowledge or consent, according to a release from the city. “We didn’t know it was coming,” Pepper Massey, city Rally Department
I believe that every Easter Monday we should take some time to reflect upon greed, profanity and ignorance among lawyers. Background here.
SOLO Independent IP Practitioners:
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We are looking for active authors and lots and lots of comments on the practice of IP whether you specialise in patents, trademarks or copyright issues. Some may act as agents filing patents
PennLive,com: “Lawsuit Response Claims Harassment By Hershey”
U of Texas: Tralton Law Library: Trademark Literature Current Awareness
The “Current trademark literature” website is a resource for keeping informed of current articles related to U.S. trademark law. This service is edited by Jane O’Connell, Director of faculty and student services at the Tarlton Law Library.
Law Library staff reviews law journals and law