VACATION
Brand Geek will be on vacation from 12/22-01/07. Here's to a joyful end to 2010 and a plentiful 2011. Happy New Year!
Genericide
Yesterday I wrote about the national news networks' copycat marks, while promising to explain genericide, today. Genericde is the term we trademark professionals use to describe the death of a…
News Goes Forward
As someone who doesn't have cable TV, I usually catch up on the Daily Show via computer on the weekends. This weekend while hiding inside from the winter storm, I…
Ozzy Ozzbrand
As a child, someone in my family always got me a subscription to Highlights I remember looking forward to ever issue! Little did I know as a little reader that…
Brand Bully Backlash
NO MORE BRAND BULLYING!! On March 17, 2010 the Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010 became effective. The Act requires the Secretary of Commerce and the Intellectual Property…
Publicity & Privacy
Yesterday, I wrote about the Section 2(c) refusal to register three marks that referenced President Barack Obama without his consent. Today I will explore the area of law that protects…
No Barack Marks
Who knew Presidential jammies could be such a hit? Not only are these no longer available (probably since '08), but . . . on Friday, December 10, 2010, the Trademark…
Prevent Deceptive Ads with help from the BBB
As we await the release of the FTC Green Guides, advertisers also should be aware of the BBB'S National Advertising Division ("NAD") as a potential means for dispute resolution for…
Geeking over packaging
Janelle Orsi, a super cool attorney friend of mine who's a pioneer in Sharing Law, brought a bag of delicious chocolate tortilla chips (who knew there was such a thing?)…
Cheeseburger II
Yesterday I wrote about the strengths of trademarks, using CHEESEBURGER as an example. Today I thought it would be fun to see just how many CHEESEBURGER marks there are on…