Marektwatch: “Williams-Sonoma chairman says Pottery Barn unlike Pier 1” (discussion of Wall Street analysts’ reaction to claim that copycats are hurting Pottery Barn sales.
If You’re In Manhattan And Don’t Have Plans This Evening
. . . and you want to ask me questions about law blogging, then you can come hear me speak at the NY County Lawyers Association downtown (Vesey and Broadway), from 6 to 8 (details here).
3200 Billables A Year?
Yeah, I got out the calculator when I read that too. Note what the in-house folk have to say.
Trademark Blog Live, Downtown Manhattan Nov 16
I will be a speaker on ‘Upgrading Your Web Marketing,’ Thursday November 16, NY County Lawyers Association, Vesey and Broadway.
“Lawyers Face Right To Blog”
I’m quoted in this Chicago Tribune article about potential regulation of blogging.
Best WSJ Correction So Far This Week
From today’s Wall St Journal’s ‘Corrections & Amplifications’:
A drawing of Melvyn Weiss, a partner of Milberg, Weiss, that accompanied an article Friday . . . incorrectly identifed him as Milberg Weiss . . .”
“Jimi Hendrix Steals the Show At IP Auction”
WSJ Law Blog: ‘Jimi Hendrix Steals the Show At Intellectual Property Auction‘ (patents, trademarks, and copyrights – including the (disputed) rights to the Jimi Hendrix catalog – sold at auction).
“How Your Client Can Keep You as Defense Counsel . . .”
Next Year
Deceptive Mailings Prevention Act
I include the following boilerplate when I provide clients with filing receipts of their trademark applications:
Your application is a matter of public record. Some companies, often using names including terms such as AGENCY, RIGHTS or CENTER, utilize the public database in order to send solicitations to applicants, These solicitations sometimes resemble official notifications. As