Ralph Lauren ran a photo of a model that seems obviously re-touched (the photo, not the model). A website ran the photo in order to ridicule it. Ralph Lauren sent a DMCA letter to the site and another which reported on the photo. The website re-printed the photo and the DMCA letter. Sites like mine
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Who Owns the TAVERN ON THE GREEN Trademark?
This article says that New York City claims that it does. Meanwhile the operators of the predcessors of the now-bankrupt restauarnt are the title owner of incontestable registration no. 1154270 (good job of reporting there guys). I see why the City would want the name – they own the land and a future leasee…
Miller Analogy Test
Demand letter is to embarrassing information as high speed fan is to friable asbestos. Discuss, after reading this.
Rainy Day Fun: SPEZIFY
Go to the SPEZIFY search engine and type in any word.
Follow The Trademark Blog on Twitter
For one thing, I’m posting more often to the TrademarkBlog Twitter account.
Do You Get What You Pay For When It’s Free?
Chris Anderson wrote a book called Free. It discusses the downward pressure information technology exerts on content. Background here.
The NY Times reviewed it and considered it sloppy, for a start.
Malcolm Gladwell reviewed it in the New Yorker and criticized the whole thesis.
Seth Godin disagreed with Gladwell, writing a post entitled “…
PLATO Modeling Compound
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From here.
Michael Jackson Was A Credited Inventor For A Patent For Moon Walking!
Method and means for creating anti-gravity illusion Michael J. Jackson et al
I’m serious. I thought I would distinguish myself by not mentioning Michael Jackson today, but then someone posted a link to patent 5,255,452 for “Method and means for creating anti-gravity illusions.” I’m told that this is (was) a real patent!
Are You A Fantastic TM Paralegal In The NY Area?
Are you a fantastic trademark paralegal in the NY area, with experience in domestic and international trademarks, as well as domain names? If you’re contemplating a move, please send a resume to mschwimmer (at symbol) mosessinger dot com. Note: if you are a recent law school grad, then this would not be a good opportunity…
Attention Every Other Trademark Firm In The Word
You only have a few more hours left to send me client alerts about the Facebook username thing.