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…
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…
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…
Geekview IP Weeks(ish) in Review: Cheeky Coverage of Recent IP News
Zynga out to topple Pyramidville. Zyngaville rules the world! Of gaming. Or so claims Zynga, clearly believing it to be true. Game maker Kobojo however, calls bullsh*t. I wrote about…
Geekview IP Weeks(ish) in Review: Cheeky Coverage of Recent IP News
Guy Hobbs sues Elton John for stealing his girl! Australian songwriter Guy Hobbs hauled British balladeer Sir Elton John into court for stealing Natasha away from him. It's one thing…
Geekview IP Weeks(ish) in Review
One Direction going down. Only, which one? One Direction is headed on a collision course with One Direction. The chaps on the left are from the UK and the dudes…
Geekview IP Weeks(ish) in Review
Siri can't understand your command; how will she respond to class action lawsuits? Siri sucks so much that people got their lawyers involved! Two separate class action lawsuits were filed…
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 --…