Geekview IP Weeks(ish) in Review — New Year’s Edition
Hell's Bells!! A bitter battle between BELL brew brands. Bell's Brewery tells Winery Exchange its new COPPER BELL beer leaves a bitter taste in Bell's mouth. Bell's Brewery is a…
Happy Holidays!
BIG things are on the horizon for Brand Geek in 2012. We are taking a short break to get ready for them. We look forward to giving you…
Sgt. Sarver in a world of hurt after losing battle (and war) in Hurt Locker lawsuit
Sgt. Jeffrey Sarver probably feels a lot like the guy in this movie poster now that a federal court judge has stricken his complaint and ordered him to pay his…
Geekview IP Week(ish) in Review
The Marleys -- as musically talented as they are litigious! Boy, was this album title prophetic. I doubt there's a person on the planet who would challenge Bob Marley's legendary…
No Yoga for You! Yoga to the People in the hot seat for copyright and trademark infringement
Was yoga historically "open source?" Even if it was, does that matter under U.S. Jurisprudence? My guess is that it does not. What do you think? Read on and see…
Colbert Gets Saucy with SOPA – Stop Online Piracy Act
The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Stop Online Piracy Act www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog Video Archive Last night, my second favorite…
Will the Real Original Gourmet Please Stand up? Trademark Ownership Showdown
Thank goodness for the UnionLeader, without which I bet none of us would know about the crazy contest between Jelly Belly and the Original Gourmet Food Company to determine who's…
Hey, Chick-fil-A: Eat (More) Crow! This is not Trademark Infringement.
Do you imagine crow tastes good with chicken? Maybe we should ask the legal eagles representing Chick-fil-A, whom I suspect now have first-hand knowledge of the answer to that question.…
Geekview Thanksgiving Edition – Gratitude for the Absurdities of IP (Part II)
I am thankful for diehard New Yorkers (who isn't?). Can you tell which one is fake? The Village Voice (VV) wants to send Time Out New York to the…
Geekview Thanksgiving Edition – Gratitude for the Absurdities of IP (Part I)
I'm grateful that someone goes by the name Pitbull. Dog fighting is illegal, but that didn't stop Lindsay Lohan from filing a lawsuit this past summer against rappers Pitbull, Ne-Yo…