My new favorite local brand – Techtastic
TechTastic | Fantastic Technicians The Top 5 reasons why I love the TechTastic brand so much? (1) Its sole meaning is a brand. (2) It is alliterative. (3) It is…
Geekview IP week in Review — WTF Edition
I always suspected engaging in S&M might expose the participants to litigation. The accomplished photographer, artist and director, David LaChapelle, sued performing artist Rihanna for copyright infringement, trademark infringement, unfair…
Apple Tribute Infringement?
On October 5, 2011 Steve Jobs died and the world lost a great man. In honor, one of my tech friends, Eric Greenspan of Make It Work, posted the…
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. …
Apple Denied! TTAB Upholds Refusal to Register MULTI-TOUCH
Apple is known for innovation. Above on the left is Apple's revolutionary touch-screen device. Above on the right is a portion of the patent for this device. Apple's…
Frustrated Trademark Attorney Examines Frustrated Marks
Sometimes being a trademark lawyer can be frustrating. Sometimes just being a human can be frustrating! Several USPTO trademark registration applicants apparently thought frustration was such a common feeling they…
Geekview IP Week in Review
Re-branding high fructose corn syrup "corn sugar" puts Corn Refiners in a sticky situation Most LOHAS consumers and other health conscious individuals do their best to avoid high fructose corn…
LIKE Controversy? Facebook TMs lots of LIKE marks
Facebook is known to be pretty aggressive (some would say a bully), when it comes to its intellectual property rights. I am sure Facebook keeps multiple intellectual property lawyers, legal…
Geekview IP Week(s) in Review
Judge rolls away $1.3 billion barrel over which Oracle had SAP. Oracle sued SAP for copyright infringement, violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and various state-law claims.…
Trademark Attorney Ponders Parody — Yankees v Evil Enterprises
Two Fridays ago I wrote about the world famous Hells Angels motorcycle club and today I've moved onto the world's second most famous baseball club (after the Red Sox, of…