Someone in a Slashdot discussion thread mentions that slashdot.info is apparently being cyber-squatted by Ziff Davis because it points to ZD Net.  Skeptical readers tested that out and then someone points out that it re-directs to Newsforge, a Slashdot-owned site.  Then someone points out that it re-directs to cnn.com.  Apparently, www.slashdot.info points to all those…

Here’s a law.com article on IP management software. It mentions several vendors including IPPO, whose ASP model I am currently trying out (and liking).  In the mid 90’s, up-front expenditures in hardware and software for a trademark management system could run into the tens of thousands (depending on number of seats, number of…

From a NY Times on the post-Eldred world, most interesting quote:

“It is hard to understand how, if the overall purpose of the Copyright Clause is to encourage creative work, how some retroactive extension could possibly do that . . . One wonders what was in the minds of Congress.” – Justice Sandra Day

We have now added France to the MetaSearch.  Unfortunately, France only seems to provide the name of the mark for free – you need to pay to get registrant’s name, reg. number, etc.  We provide the URL of France’s trademark office if you need the extra data.

This brings us to 9 registries in the international trademark…

At some point I will create a topical index for this site.  In the meanwhile, Nathan has added a “Google this site” feature (to the right, under the calendar).

A company named PENG is working on a software product which may or may not be interoperable with AOL.  It was using the domain name PENGAOL.ORG before Arent Fox (AOL’s TM Counsel) sent this demand letter.    Via Slashdot.org.

For those of you who can’t afford name creation firms, this free tool can be re-purposed to serve as a generator of possible trademarks and trading names.  Thanks to dack.com.  Don’t forget to search the mark you choose for availability

Two readers have questioned a comment I made about Judge Posner’s remark in Ty v. Perryman that THERMOS no longer functions as a trademark.  Yes, the word mark THERMOS no longer functions as a trademark for vacuum containers for liquids (which is old news).  What I was thinking when I said that the owners of the THERMOS trademark would…