Jesus Juice
Just when you thought that the outrages from the Jackson trial were part of the past, there’s more.
Bloomberg v. PengBo
Bloomberg LP apparently uses the trademark PENGBO in China. It has sued two Chinese companies for using that mark. The article doesn’t explain why Bloomberg uses that trademark.
This may be completely missing the issue in this case, but some Western companies use neither a translation nor a transliteration (characters that produce the phonetic equivalent of the name) in China, but use a connotative equivalent. If you have insight on the Bloomberg situation, pass it along.
Blackberry Asserts Berry Family
Research in Motion, vendor of the Blackberry (known by some as Crackberry), has sued a vendor of a -BERRY line of personal organizers. Via Bloomberg.
One time, a long-time friend, whom I hadn’t seen for years, visited me at home. He couldn’t turn his Blackberry off. Every five minutes the thing vibrated the table and he would read the message. I don’t think he even realized he was being rude. It was like a tic or something.
I used to have a SideKick and I had the email sickness. Now I don’t use a handheld device and I’m only available by email maybe 14 hours a day.
‘An All-Too-Familiar Tale of Competitive Zeal and Overreaction”
Rendered no less sordid for its oft-retelling. Prof Eric Goldman on the Office Depot v. Staple VIKING keyword case.
South Korean Court Affirms UDRDP Decision From 2000
News Site Settles Domain Name Dispute
Press Release re settlement re use of ACOMPLIAREPORT.COM between news site and owner of ACOMPLIA trademark. Settlement contains provisions relating to mitigation of confusion.
Who Is A Public Figure?
Trademark Blog Live In Chicago
I will be participating in a panel this Saturday in Chicago on the future of blogging, technology and law practice at LexThink’s BlawgThink conference.
Drunk and Alert
Nestle has filed patents for Coffee Beer. Hat tip to Invent Blog.