Ray Bradbury, author of FARENHEIT 451, protests Michael Moore’s use of FARENHEIT 9/11, via cnn.com.
Google GMail to Allow Competitors To Place Ads
NY Times article on particulars of how Google GMail will work. Of special interest re: trademarks:
Interestingly, Google has decided to allow e-mail messages sent by businesses promoting their services to contain ads from competing companies.
Last week, an e-mail message sent by Citibank to one customer, for example, arrived on Gmail with ads from
MANCHESTER UNITED and REAL MADRID Most Valuable Brands
Manchester United is the most valuable soccer brand. Real MAdrid was second. Via ESPN.
Counterfeit Growth Hormone
Body builder arrested for selling counterfeit human growth hormone, somatropin. Via Newsday.
THISDAYSA.CO.ZA v. THISDAY.CO.ZA
South African newspaper THIS DAY, owner of thisdaysa.co.za, protests use of thisday.co.za, UK-based adult content site. Via iAfrica.com.
CASA v. KAZAA in Germany
KaZaa in trouble over use of KAZAA as it is phonetically similar to CASA in Germany. Via p2pnet.net.
Baked Beans Are Off
SPAM (Hormel) v. SPAM KING (Richter) via The Register.
Pharmaceutical Trade Dress and Trademark Issues
Paranova of Norway defeats trade dress action brought by Merck, via InPharma.com. Also via InPharma.com, a report of a UK study on parallel imports of drugs and the relationship to counterfiet.
Steakburger v. Steakburger
Steak n’ Shake sues Burger King, alleging exclusive rights in STEAKBURGER. Burger King disagrees.
Wal-Mart steakburger party pack here.
Kansas City steakburger here.
Information on becoming vegan here.
Making Trade Secrets Sound Almost Dirty
Unusual full page ad in today’s Wall Street Journal consisting of ‘open letter’ written by CEO of TRUE.COM, to Barry Diller, head of rival dating website MATCH.COM. Match.com subpoenaed 6 former employees who now work for True.com, for depositions regarding possible trade secret theft. Turning the tables, True.com asks “what is it exactly that you are