Geekview IP Weeks(ish) in Review
WVU says F* You to Kevin Ford. Kevin Ford owns a company named MivaMan, which makes and sells some pretty silly and somewhat irreverent t-shirts at fastees.com. Apparently, West Virginia…
Geekview IP Weeks(ish) in Review
Were photographer Jim Marshall still alive, would he kick John Varvatos' a**? Jim Marshall was a famous music photographer who shot images of Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, the Beatles, Ray…
Skee-Ball accuses Brewskee-Ball of cheating (ala trademark infringement)
Did you know SKEE-BALL's a trademark? And an infringed trademark at that? Well, maybe. You remember Skee-Ball, don't you? The game in which you roll a ball up a table…
Honda headed to court tomorrow for false advertising of hyped up Hybrid Civic claims
Honda is defending five separate class action lawsuits in various California state courts. The false advertising suits allege that Honda misrepresented the fuel economy of its Honda Civic Hybrid model…
Geekview IP Weeks(ish) in Review — New Year’s Edition
Hell's Bells!! A bitter battle between BELL brew brands. Bell's Brewery tells Winery Exchange its new COPPER BELL beer leaves a bitter taste in Bell's mouth. Bell's Brewery is a…
Happy Holidays!
BIG things are on the horizon for Brand Geek in 2012. We are taking a short break to get ready for them. We look forward to giving you…
Sgt. Sarver in a world of hurt after losing battle (and war) in Hurt Locker lawsuit
Sgt. Jeffrey Sarver probably feels a lot like the guy in this movie poster now that a federal court judge has stricken his complaint and ordered him to pay his…
Geekview IP Week(ish) in Review
The Marleys -- as musically talented as they are litigious! Boy, was this album title prophetic. I doubt there's a person on the planet who would challenge Bob Marley's legendary…
No Yoga for You! Yoga to the People in the hot seat for copyright and trademark infringement
Was yoga historically "open source?" Even if it was, does that matter under U.S. Jurisprudence? My guess is that it does not. What do you think? Read on and see…
Colbert Gets Saucy with SOPA – Stop Online Piracy Act
The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Stop Online Piracy Act www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog Video Archive Last night, my second favorite…