Bad Debt Hurts Brand Image (or does it?)
Hollywood, Esq. (formerly THR, Esq., when or why the change, I'm unsure) reported today that George Clinton's "former law firm," Hendricks & Lewis, seeks to garnish the performer's wages to…
NAD Nullifies Nano-Tex Green Claims
On February 8, the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus made a recommendation that Applied Textiles (Allied) and Nano-Tex cease a wide range of advertising…
IP Heavyweights Weigh in on Brand Bullying
I have written about trademark bullying in relation to one of my client's experiences with Volkswagen and in general. I also blogged about this issue for a friend's blog, Smaller…
Aggressive Jeans
Recognize this? Levi Strauss & Co. (Levi's) bets you do, and I am inclined to agree. Levi's is very, very serious about its trademarks, including the LEVIS jeans tab: the…
How Trademarks are like Houses and Cars
My friend, Tim Greene, recently launched a company called Fizzlaw, whose mission is to connect small businesses with cost-effective lawyers who understand small businesses and align their goals with those…
No Animals Were Harmed . . . (only Trademarks)
The Kings Speech is a 2010 film about the story of King George VI of Britain that was nominated for 12 Academy Awards and 7 Golden Globes. Despite all the…
Hey, John! Watch out for that “Crowded Field!”
We all wanna be famous like John Lennon, don't we? Yet, did you ever walk into a crowded room and shout "Hey, John?" Just what percentage of guys turned around…
Super Bowl Clean Zones
Super Bowl XLV is this coming Sunday, February 6, 2011. If you want to know exactly how long from now that is, well there's a ticker on the top right…
TTABLog 2010 Top 10
My friend & mentor, John Welch, is the man behind the TTABlog: John has been blogging about TTAB cases since 2004. Today he published the second of 2 posts on…
Double Ug!! UGG 2010 Counterfeit results
Yesterday, I reported on the unfair competition and deceptive trade practices suit filed against Deckers by UGGLEBO for Deckers' use of the UGG trademark for clogs and footwear in the…