Claria, the pop-up ad company formerly known as Gator, is seeking $150 million in an IPO. Coverage via Google News here.
Elsewhere, rival pop-up company WhenU has sued the State of Utah alleging tht its anti-spyware law is unconstitutional. Complaint here. Via BNA’s Internet Law News.
More about the YOU’RE FIRED trademark here.
The owner of a pure parody site – no links to commercial site, no nothing, prevails in UDRP decision over actor Dustin Diamond (TV’s Screech, from ‘Saved by the Bell.”) Worth the read.
Warning: some may find the music on the parody site annoying.
Washington Post article reporting the victory of the National Association of Realtors in which the TTAB ruled that the terms REALTOR and REALTORS, using REALTOR as a noun (better: REALTOR brand real estate agent).
Decision courtesy John W. here.
University of Iowa victimized by manufacturer of recreation room equipment, via The Daily Iowan.
Page B1 of today’s Wall Street Journal: long article on Hermes and its fight against the Jelly Kelly (background here). Good photographs illustrating side-by-side comparison of Hermes Birkin bag and features in rubber ‘knock-offs,’ such as belt clasps and grommets.
Interesting point: Hermes sells its Birkin bag only to those on a waiting list
ICANN’s has moved to dismiss Verisign’s antitrust lawsuit. Copy of ICANN’s notice and memo here.
ICANN is now seeking public comments on applications for new Sponsored Top Level Domains. Applied-for TLDs include:
.asia .cat .jobs .mail .mobi .post .tel (2 different applicants) .travel .xxx
In honor of tonight’s game, I point to my prior post on the MARCH MADNESS trademark.