A Trademark Attorney’s Mission to find Discipline
As a professional, I wear three different hats: Trademark Attorney, Sustainability Steward and Publisher. I often find myself wondering, will I ever have enough . . . Merriam Webster defines…
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…
Geekview IP Weeks(ish) in Review: Cheeky Coverage of Recent IP News
Guy Hobbs sues Elton John for stealing his girl! Australian songwriter Guy Hobbs hauled British balladeer Sir Elton John into court for stealing Natasha away from him. It's one thing…
Geekview IP Weeks(ish) in Review
One Direction going down. Only, which one? One Direction is headed on a collision course with One Direction. The chaps on the left are from the UK and the dudes…
Geekview IP Weeks(ish) in Review
Siri can't understand your command; how will she respond to class action lawsuits? Siri sucks so much that people got their lawyers involved! Two separate class action lawsuits were filed…
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…
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…
Skee-Ball accuses Brewskee-Ball of cheating (ala trademark infringement)
Did you know SKEE-BALL's a trademark? And an infringed trademark at that? Well, maybe. You remember Skee-Ball, don't you? The game in which you roll a ball up a table…
Geekview IP Week(ish) in Review
The Marleys -- as musically talented as they are litigious! Boy, was this album title prophetic. I doubt there's a person on the planet who would challenge Bob Marley's legendary…
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…