I blogged previously on the Southern District Court of New York decision in the COHIBA cse, wherein the Court held that the Cuban plaintiff had protectable trademark rights in the COHIBA mark in the U.S. after it showed evidence that its reputation here met the standard under Article 6bis of the Paris Convention for protection as
Review of Web-based Brand Directory
SearchEngineWatch review of VisioBrand, a directory of brands.
Keyword Prices and Click Fraud
SearchBlog on keyword prices and click fraud.
Legal Treatment of Linking To Politicians’ Websites
Today’s emerging issue: legal treatment of blogs linking to political candidate websites (as in does linking to a candidate’s website constitute a (regulable) political contribution). Tempest set off by News.com article here; Instapundit compilation of links here.
More on Google Auto-Link
Discussion of Google’s Auto-Link function continues. Of interest are:
Fred von Lohmann of EFF likening a service to a butler you ask to annotate your mail (emphaszing the ‘you ask’ and the ‘your mail’).
Washington Post article reporting that Barnes & Noble has added ISBN links to its own site in order to prevent Auto-link
Back And Rested
No Trademark Blog Until March 2
Until that time, please blog amongst yourselves.
Google Auto-Link Function Raises Copyright/Trademark Discussion
Emerging issue:
The new Google toolbar adds links to content through a function named Auto-Link. For example, it is my understanding that if an address appears on a webpage, a program in Google’s toolbar can create a link from that address to, perhaps, Google’s map service. This has stirred some controversy, as it gives
European IP Blog: IP Newsflash
IP News with European emphasis: IP Newsflash from Rolf Claessen.
Intent To Use In Connection With Vanquishing Services
Pictured above a logo mark subject of an intent-to-use application 76595873 filed by the MPAA. I/P Updates reports that the MPAA placed the mark on the now shuttered LokiTorrent site.