TED 2012 Examines the Courtroom
TED spreads ideas. So much so that TED's tagline is Ideas Worth Spreading. TED is an acronym for Technology, Entertainment & Design, though it also could be an acronym…
Geekview IP Weeks(ish) in Review
The USPTO scores big with LINSANITY! As of today, no fewer than 8 US trademark registration applications have been filed at the USPTO to protect the mark LINSANITY. (Note --…
Linsanity at the PTO; of Course the USPTO Gives Jeremy Lin Special Treatment!
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Lindecision 2012 www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook…
Geekview IP Weeks(ish) in Review
Are suing students doomed? If you paid $100,000.00 for law school & couldn't find a job you'd want to find someone to sue, wouldn't you? But is that really a…
A Trademark Lawyer’s Look at the 10th SF MusicTech Summit
How is it that a trademark attorney finds herself at a music & technology conference (over and over again, in fact)? Brian Zisk makes it easy by constantly delivering high…
Geekview IP Weeks(ish) in Review
USPTO's favorite child continues to get star treatment. I first wrote about Blue Ivy Carter in Geekview on January 29, 2012. That was a mere three days after Beyonce’s licensing…
Trademark Registration – Name Portrait Consent
When applying for federal trademark registration, some rules bite applicants in the butt more often than others. I suspect that the Name Portrait Consent rules are one of those. Under…
Sugar Companies Try to Cane Corn Association
This past September I wrote about a lawsuit pitting sugar against corn. Initially, two sugar manufacturers sued the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) and six high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)…
Geekview IP Weeks(ish) in Review
Universal's Takedown Notice goes up in smoke. Universal Music Group (UMG) recently issued a Takedown Notice to YouTube instructing it to remove a song by the Florida based rap band,…
Honda Held Accountable for False Advertising of Civic Hybrid
Sometimes small claims court is the way to go for dispute resolution. While you might think that to be the case only when the stakes are low, a California woman…