Sweet & Nasty: False Advertising Suit over HFCS Grows Increasingly Sour
In April, 2011 the Western Sugar Cooperative and 2 sugar producer/refiner/distributors filed suit against The Corn Refiners Association, Archer-Daniels-Midland and several other corn refiners for false advertising based on the…
Things The Daily Show Helped Me See
Labor Day weekend is fast approaching, which means Burning Man is almost here. As is the Republican National Convention. Maybe. Depending on how Mother Nature and her newborn son Isaac…
From the Grave MCA Wills the Beastie Boys to Protect his IP, Turning the Tables on a Monster
Adam Yauch performed as MCA in the Beastie Boys, the rap band he co-founded in 1981 with Mike Diamond (Mike D) and Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock). I first saw the Beastie…
Geekview: Cheeky Coverage of Recent(ish) Intellectual Property News
Kirstie Alley loses 100 pounds and all her credibility. What Kirstie Alley needs is someone to rescue her from herself. Or at least from her Organic Liaison brand, for which…
Geekview: Cheeky Coverage of Recent(ish) Intellectual Property News
Food in Jars all jammed up over IP! When you pay someone in jam, you can expect things to get sticky! Lots of bloggers have logo wear, including this one.…
A Trademark Attorney’s Mission to Have Chanukah in July
If I could have Chanukah in July, for what would I wish? World Peace? Too cliche. Snow? Tempting, but probably not too good for the boaters, bikers, sunbathers and others…
A Trademark Attorney’s Mission to find Discipline
As a professional, I wear three different hats: Trademark Attorney, Sustainability Steward and Publisher. I often find myself wondering, will I ever have enough . . . Merriam Webster defines…
Geekview: Cheeky Coverage of Recent(ish) Intellectual Property News
Google can juggle. The more powerful you are, the more you're gonna get toyed with. That's true for people and companies. Big companies like Google spend an awful lot of…
Moving on to New Beginnings: A Trademark Attorney’s Journey to Find Solace at the PTO
My life has been quite a whirlwind since my last post. On June 18, 2012, I posted my initial audition for the fine folks at The Daily Show and on June…