Reminder: The Ale and Quail Club of Mid to-Upper-Westchester will be hosting its annual social at:
BeerBistro
18 King Street (at Yonge)
Toronto
Tuesday May 9 – 9:30 pm to Midnight
All constructive suggestions on how to improve the Trademark Blog will be cheerfully entertained. If you would like to meet with me in Toronto but are intimidated by throngs of rowdy trademark lawyers clutching the latest Thomson and Thomson giveaway, email me at marty at schwimmerlegal dot com.

Via The Smoking Gun, we learn that The Donald is opposing his ex-wife Ivana’s trademark application for IVANA TRUMP. You’d have thought the divorce settlement would have envisioned this. HT Eric.
Possibly relevant Trademark Blog post from 2002 on the ‘sacred right to use one’s own name.’ There’s a typo in it that I can no longer correct.

Referring to previous posts here and here, the Public Citizen has been disputing INTA and AIPLA as to the effect of language in the DIlution Revision Bill. Its latest memo is here.
We’re taking comments from the floor on the following questions:
1. Does the use of ‘section’ rather than subsection in the current 43(c)(4) imply that Congress intended for the enumerated defenses in that clause extend to all causes in Section 43 and not just 43(c);
2. If the answer to question 1 is yes, would amending ‘section’ to specific references to dilution in 43(c)(4) have the effect of removing the enumerated defenses from section 43(a) and 43(d);
3. If the answer to question 1 is yes, would removing those references to dilution in the proposed bill and maintaining the word ‘section’ have the effect of explicitly extending those defenses to 43(a) and 43(d)?

IP Bloggers TTABlog, IPKAt and yours truly will be hosting a get-together Tuesday night, May 9, 9:30, at the BeerBistro (several blocks from the Conference hotel).
Come before, during or after the Thompson and Thompson event, for a little quiet time. Share your favorite Stoller story, volunteer to become a country correspondent for the Trademark Blog, get John Welch’s autograph, dance on a table, have too many beers and disclose confidential information – all in good fun.
BEERBISTRO
18 King Street East (at Yonge Street)
Toronto, Ontario M5C 1C4
Map to BeerBistro.