There are several companies which operate trademark ‘registries’ or ‘directories.’  They scour various government trademark publications and then send invoices to the applicants.  These so-called directories tend to be located in exotic locations like Vaduz, Liechtenstein.  A recent offering uses an acronym which is similar but not identical to CPA, the reputable trademark and patent…

Three years ago this week SchwimmerLegal opened its doors (or more accurately, its email and banking accounts).  Amazon and Richemont were the first two clients.  Thanks, guys. We have a bunch of exciting announcements coming up.  Watch this space.

Artist’s subject is the Barbie Doll (such as the photo depicting Barbie in a blender).  Mattel sues under trademark, copyright, trade dress, etc.  Ninth Circuit ruled against Mattel on everything in this must-read decision.

Aside: Half of defendant’s revenues appear to come from sham purchases from Mattel’s investigators.

Mattel v. Walking Mountain Productions et. al.…

In this important decision, 1-800-Contacts v. WhenU and Vision Direct, the Southern District of New York, unlike previous courts, has enjoined WhenU’s use of pop-up/under ads.

Aside: When Wells-Fargo sued WhenU (and lost) it was stung by the fact that a related company of Wells-Fargo allegedly used the WhenU service.  Here, it appears that…

From an article on Internet context-sensitive advertising in today’s NY Times (p. C 6):

One embarrassing example was the placement of ads by luggage stores on a Web page for a news article about a murderer who carried away his victims in a suitcase.

TechLawadvisor on CHRISMUKKAH..

Mythic Entertainment, maker of video games, is suing Microsoft over its use of MYTHICA.  Both companies use their marks for MMORPGs – massively multiplayer role playing games.  Coverage here.

The Wall Street Journal reports that in the U.S. as of the year 2000, 25 girls were named Infiniti, 269 were named Chanel, 298 were named Armani, 353 were named Lexus.  22 boys were named Cartier and 273 were named Armani (one of the androgynous names, like Chris).