Geekview: Cheeky Coverage of Recent(ish) Intellectual Property News
Kirstie Alley loses 100 pounds and all her credibility. What Kirstie Alley needs is someone to rescue her from herself. Or at least from her Organic Liaison brand, for which…
Geekview IP Weeks(ish) in Review: Cheeky Coverage of Recent IP News
Zynga out to topple Pyramidville. Zyngaville rules the world! Of gaming. Or so claims Zynga, clearly believing it to be true. Game maker Kobojo however, calls bullsh*t. I wrote about…
Navajo Nation Fights Urban Outfitters over Tacky Trademark Infringement
While we as a nation have shown little deference to the Native American indigenous people of North America, retailer Urban Outfitters has taken cultural insensitivity to new extremes. Stomping on…
Timsane Linsanity at the USPTO! Money Wasted on Futile Trademark Registration Applications
Ever wonder what percentage of USPTO applications for federal trademark registration die in process? I do. Often, actually. But that could just be me. My guess is that at least…
Geekview IP Weeks(ish) in Review
Are suing students doomed? If you paid $100,000.00 for law school & couldn't find a job you'd want to find someone to sue, wouldn't you? But is that really a…
Trademark Registration – Name Portrait Consent
When applying for federal trademark registration, some rules bite applicants in the butt more often than others. I suspect that the Name Portrait Consent rules are one of those. Under…
Geekview IP Weeks(ish) in Review
Universal's Takedown Notice goes up in smoke. Universal Music Group (UMG) recently issued a Takedown Notice to YouTube instructing it to remove a song by the Florida based rap band,…
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…
Geekview Thanksgiving Edition – Gratitude for the Absurdities of IP (Part I)
I'm grateful that someone goes by the name Pitbull. Dog fighting is illegal, but that didn't stop Lindsay Lohan from filing a lawsuit this past summer against rappers Pitbull, Ne-Yo…
Geekview IP Week(ish) in Review
TV One claims BET and MTV stole the essence of the Essence. TV one recently sued BET and MTV for stealing its show. Literally! According to TV One, first BET…