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…
Being a B in Good Company
I am privileged to “B” amongst the 150 companies represented by approximately 400 individual B Corp Champions who convened in Half Moon Bay, California this morning to exchange ideas about…
The New FTC Green Guides have Arrived
Two years ago, the FTC proposed revisions to its Green Guides (Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, "the Guides") which first were released in 1992. The Guides then…
Sweet & Nasty: False Advertising Suit over HFCS Grows Increasingly Sour
In April, 2011 the Western Sugar Cooperative and 2 sugar producer/refiner/distributors filed suit against The Corn Refiners Association, Archer-Daniels-Midland and several other corn refiners for false advertising based on the…
Things The Daily Show Helped Me See
Labor Day weekend is fast approaching, which means Burning Man is almost here. As is the Republican National Convention. Maybe. Depending on how Mother Nature and her newborn son Isaac…
From the Grave MCA Wills the Beastie Boys to Protect his IP, Turning the Tables on a Monster
Adam Yauch performed as MCA in the Beastie Boys, the rap band he co-founded in 1981 with Mike Diamond (Mike D) and Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock). I first saw the Beastie…
Geekview: Cheeky Coverage of Recent(ish) Intellectual Property News
Kirstie Alley loses 100 pounds and all her credibility. What Kirstie Alley needs is someone to rescue her from herself. Or at least from her Organic Liaison brand, for which…
Geekview: Cheeky Coverage of Recent(ish) Intellectual Property News
Food in Jars all jammed up over IP! When you pay someone in jam, you can expect things to get sticky! Lots of bloggers have logo wear, including this one.…
A Trademark Attorney’s Mission to Have Chanukah in July
If I could have Chanukah in July, for what would I wish? World Peace? Too cliche. Snow? Tempting, but probably not too good for the boaters, bikers, sunbathers and others…