Bs Go Big at EXPO
Last weekend was the 33rd Natural Products Expo West (Expo) where 63,000 industry members and 2,430 Exhibitors gathered to sample or showcase the latest in natural and organic products from supplements to socks, with…
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…
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…
TED 2012 Examines the Courtroom
TED spreads ideas. So much so that TED's tagline is Ideas Worth Spreading. TED is an acronym for Technology, Entertainment & Design, though it also could be an acronym…
Geekview IP Weeks(ish) in Review Con’t.
Holy Super Bowl®! To some folks these images are synonymous, at least on the holy day of Super Bowl Sunday. The National Football League (NFL) takes football very seriously and…
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…