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…
Hey, Chick-fil-A: Eat (More) Crow! This is not Trademark Infringement.
Do you imagine crow tastes good with chicken? Maybe we should ask the legal eagles representing Chick-fil-A, whom I suspect now have first-hand knowledge of the answer to that question…
Will Wella Whoop Willa? A TM Battle Between Skin Care Makers
Two colleagues sent me messages while I was out of the office last week about the September 28, 2011 New York Times.com article discussing the WILLA v WELLA trademark dispute. …
ChicoBag Fends off False Advertising Suit
Back in May, I wrote about a lawsuit filed by plastic bag makers Hilex Poly, Superbag and Advance Polybag against multi-use bag manufacturer ChicoBag. …
Two Can Too Toucan, or Can They? Kellogs v. MAI
I've had a fun and engaging debate in the comments section of my last post with The Trademark Troll, Dick Troll, who most certainly is the only IP troll of any…
Geekview IP Week in Review
Only in a trademark lawyer's fantasy . . . Parfums de Coeur, self-described as "a dominant marketer in the United States of women's and men's mass market fragrance brands under…
Shagbook Attempts to Rattle Facebook
Earlier this week I got a nice note asking me if I was interested in learning more about the breaking story of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)…
Recent Post Updates
This week there have been several news updates on trademark cases about which I've written recently: Back on November 19, 2010 I wrote about the Lamebook Legal Defense Fund, which…
ChicoBag Sued for “Falsely Advertising” Multi-use Bags Better than Plastic
ChicoEco is the trade name of the company doing business as ChicoBag Company. ChicoBag makes super durable bags and totes. My favorite bag is their water bottle sling, which is…
Entrenched Entrepreneur(s)TM
I recently met a gentleman with a quite a dilemma on his hands. His name is Mitchell Schlimer, and he runs a company named Magic Wand Creations, LLC, which is…