Geekview: Cheeky Coverage of Recent Intellectual Property News
Tanning causes cancer . . . and court cases. Gym, Tanning, Laundry or Sweat, Cancer, Soap (still with Exclusive DVD!)? While we have Jersey Shore to thank for confirming the lack…
Apple Store Imitators in for an A$$ Kicking
What's this? It's a brand. How do you know? Because the USPTO says so. And, because every Apple store (of which there are 395 worldwide) looks essentially just like this…
Geekview: Cheeky Coverage of Recent Intellectual Property News
Cascadia Cup Clash Continues. Vancouver holds the Cup, but who will take the Mark? The CASCADIA CUP trademark, that is. The Cascadia Cup is a non-league sanctioned trophy that supporters (avid fans)…
Geekview: Cheeky Coverage of Recent Intellectual Property News
Bamboozled! The FTC recently took Macy's and other retailers to task for promoting bogus bamboo. According to the lawsuit filed against Macy's, the retailer engaged in unfair and deceptive trade practices (also known as lying…
Geekview: Cheeky Coverage of Recent Intellectual Property News
LawyerFinder lawsuit ludicrousness. Do you wonder if the LawyerFinder.com owners James and Laurie Williams found their trademark counsel through their website? The Williams have been operating their LawyerFinder.com website since…
Playing to Win at Sustainable Brands London – Julian Borra’s 6 Quiet Rules
When we were young life was carefree. We needn’t be reminded to have fun or to play and we weren’t caught up in taking things too seriously. Most of…
Sustainable Brands London – Hopping the Pond to Bridge the Gap
KoAnn Skrzyniarz, CEO and Founder of Sustainable Brands (SB) opened the conference by sharing a bit of the background on how we got here. KoAnn and her team have been…
Blue Ivy Trademark Rumors Spread like Poison Ivy
For the past 3 days my in-box has been lighting up at a blistering pace with news alerts about every trademark attorney's favorite celebrity infant -- Blue Ivy Carter (whose mere existence…
A Trademark Attorney’s Mission to Feed The Daily Show
I really want to work for The Daily Show. On June 20, 2012, I sent Jon Stewart to space attached to my business card, a video of which I…
Brandvangelism: SF MusicTech Where Music Culture and Commerce Converge
Some brands make it easy to love them. Think: Patagonia, Subaru, Techtastic and SF MusicTech Summit (SFMT). Yup, that's right. SFMT is one of my favorite conferences although I am neither a musician…