USPTO Reports to Congress on Trademark Bullying
My friend, mentor, and motivator, John Welch of the TTABlog®, posted on the e-Trademarks listserv today, "USPTO Issues Report to Congress on Trademark Bully Study." I wrote about trademark bullying…
Unfriend(ly) Lawyers, Unfollow Charlie
Charlie Sheen just might agree with Brendan Behan, who famously said "there's no such thing as bad publicity [except your own obituary]." Mr. Sheen has received wide, mostly negative, attention as…
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…
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…