Aggressive Jeans
Recognize this? Levi Strauss & Co. (Levi's) bets you do, and I am inclined to agree. Levi's is very, very serious about its trademarks, including the LEVIS jeans tab: the…
How Trademarks are like Houses and Cars
My friend, Tim Greene, recently launched a company called Fizzlaw, whose mission is to connect small businesses with cost-effective lawyers who understand small businesses and align their goals with those…
No Animals Were Harmed . . . (only Trademarks)
The Kings Speech is a 2010 film about the story of King George VI of Britain that was nominated for 12 Academy Awards and 7 Golden Globes. Despite all the…
Hey, John! Watch out for that “Crowded Field!”
We all wanna be famous like John Lennon, don't we? Yet, did you ever walk into a crowded room and shout "Hey, John?" Just what percentage of guys turned around…
Super Bowl Clean Zones
Super Bowl XLV is this coming Sunday, February 6, 2011. If you want to know exactly how long from now that is, well there's a ticker on the top right…
TTABLog 2010 Top 10
My friend & mentor, John Welch, is the man behind the TTABlog: John has been blogging about TTAB cases since 2004. Today he published the second of 2 posts on…
Double Ug!! UGG 2010 Counterfeit results
Yesterday, I reported on the unfair competition and deceptive trade practices suit filed against Deckers by UGGLEBO for Deckers' use of the UGG trademark for clogs and footwear in the…
UG! Cries UGG, Sued for TM Infringement
As reported by my colleague and long-time blogger, Marty Schwimmer, a Minnesota company named UGGLEBO Clogs, LLC, filed suit last Thursday against Deckers Outdoor Corp. The suit alleges unfair competition…
NAD Knocks HARMONY No-VOC Claims
As I discussed in my December 13, 2010 post, The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus offers a streamlined, self-regulatory mechanism for remedying false advertising…
Sustainable Foods Summit (Day Two)
Today I attended the second day of Organic Monitor's two day Sustainable Foods Summit. Here are some highlights from the late morning sessions (those after 10:00 am) on Day Two .…