Via Nerdlaw, we find a link to this press release from a comic book implying that it received a demand letter from DC and Marvel, alleging that they jointly own the trademark SUPER HERO (and forced the comic book to remove the term from its title).

I didn’t see the actual demand letter and…

Professor Susan Crawford on a draft bill proposing criminal punishment for wilfully false whois data.

Bacardi has been dealt a setback in its quest to secure the HAVANA CLUB trademark.  This, despite the assistance of Jeb Bush’s ex parte contacts with the Trademark Office.  Story here via HillNews.com, background here and lots of background here.

Somewhat hard to follow article via China Daily:  Plaintiff alleges in Shanghai court that defendant copies its CHDTV trademark.  Defendant argues that it is affixing HDTV to its sets merely to indicate that the sets are HDTV-ready.

Red Bull sued Mad Croc (distibutor of a competitive energy drink) in October. Red Bull has now announced a settlement involving a permanent injunction and a ‘substantial payment’ to Red Bull.

I’m scheduled to be interviewed on trademark parodies on KCBS 740 AM in San Francisco, 1:20 pm.

IPKat reports that Blockbuster has declined to open stores in China and will pull out of Hong Kong, stating that copyright piracy makes it unprofitable to do business there.

Can’t go a week without mentioning Google.  GOOGLE selected as Global Brand of the Year in a poll of reader of BrandChannel.com (a sub of Interbrand).  Rounding out the top five: APPLE, MINI, COCA-COLA and SAMSUNG.