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.…
Burning Man’s Burning Marks
Had my blog been functioning properly, you would have seen a post on August 31 announcing my Burning Hiatus (as well as two others on 08/28 & 08/30). While I…
Hells Angels pick fight with Amazon.com (over trademark infringement)
The World's Most Famous Motorcycle Club (the Hells Angels -- in case you've been living in a cave for the past sixty some odd years) filed a trademark infringement lawsuit on Monday…
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
Comcast missed the goal when the Court declined to restrain DirecTV Soon on Sunday, they'll all be watching football. For now though the game is being played out in federal…
Geekview IP Week in Review
Wouldn't you sue if your late husband was the one who put Flint, Michigan on the map (of rap that is)? I began the first week in August with…
Teachbook Teaches Facebook a Lesson, Fights Back by Filing Motion to Dismiss Trademark Infringement Suit
I mentioned this case on November 19, 2010 and again May 25, 2011 and I wrote about it on May 10, 2011. Teachbook seeks to school Facebook…
Sustainable Brands 2011 — PLAY ON indeed! Creating Change through Rewards & Play
Play On indeed. What a fun time I had last week learning about how brands, big and small (mostly big) are plotting to save the world by getting us all…
Sustainable Brand Leadership — Gil Friend, Jeffrey Hollender, and Chip Conley put themselves on the line for change
Gil Friend of Natural Logic introduced the last panel of the second day at Sustainable Brands 2011 -- Sustainable Brand Leadership: Putting Yourself on the Line for Change. My SVN friends, Jeffrey…
One Tough Cookie Picks a Trademark Infringement Fight; Will Gail Dosik or the Food Network be the First to Crumble?
Chew on this . . . Gail Dosik, a baker in Greenwich Village, New York, owner of the One Tough Cookie bakery and trademark ONE TOUGH COOKIE for cakes is…