I received a solicitation today to become a UK solicitor from these folk. I’d rather ‘take silk’ and become a barrister so that I can wear the robe and the horse hair wig. I could use the wig. The trips to court might be onerous.
Good Design Is Timeless And Some Times Contentless
. . . I was tempted to add “and Mindless.” In any event, here is a discussion of how well designed the Drudge Report is.
Trademarks I Have Seen con’t
“Tiny Law Firm Sues Google Over Search Results”
Legal Pad: “Tiny Law Firm Sues Google Over Search Results“:
The problems began with Google after Oct. 15, according to the firm’s trademark infringement suit filed in federal court last week. That’s when Powlen and Berger began punching “Global Law, 94105” into Google – let’s be honest who among you doesn’t spend most of the work day Googling your name? They did this on “several different dates” and found that the first search result read “Global Law, LLP” but linked to another law firm. Legal Pad tried it last week and found that indeed it linked to SF’s Schinner Law Group, which happens to be Powlen’s old firm.
I Can’t Afford To Heart NY
From here.
Who Is The Real Fake Betty Draper?
The wife and I like to kick back with a case of scotch and a couple of cartons of Lucky Strikes and watch Mad Men. I mentioned on Twitter last night that I was watching Mad Men and lo and behold this morning I receive an email that “Betty Draper” is now following me (Betty Draper is a character on the show). I wasn’t able to determine whether this was a clever promotion on the part of the show or something else. This post suggests that it is a case of ‘fanjacking.’
Previous discussion of Betty’s husband Don Draper on Twitter here.
p.s. ‘Following’ someone on Twitter means subscribing to their updates. Because Twitter sends an email to a user notifying that they have a new follower, and that email contains a link to the follower’s page, subscribing to strangers en masse has become a promotional (and often spamming) technique.
Something To Keep In Mind Re Social Networks
“Spam Reduced 66% Worldwide After One Company Shuttered”
Washington Post: Spam Reduced 66% Worldwide After One Company Shuttered”
DomainNameWire: “ICANN Cuts EstDomains, Spam Down 75%”
Poland: “Principles of Merchant’s Honesty In Trade Mark Cases”
Class 46 discusses an invalidation action in Poland based on merchant’s honesty (the applicant appropriated an image that had been previously used). ‘Merchant’s honesty’ sounds like ‘good or bad faith’ to me.
IRONMAN For Triathlons Not A Famous Mark
Discussion of what’s necessary to establish fame and family of marks in World Triathlon Corp v Traditional Medicinals (TTAB Nov 3 08). TTABlog discussion here.