Geekview July 2011 IP Recap
Interesting IP issues are so common, that I've decided to start providing installments of Geekview -- a (usually weekly) review of the wonderfully wacky world of IP. Since I was…
Credibility Gap Results in an Injunction Ordering G.A.P Adventures Name Change in Trademark Infringement Case with Gap Inc.
"G.A.P Adventures shall have until September 1, 2011, to transition to a new name in the United States," the June 24, 2011 federal court order states. Ouch! That has got…
Geek in Trouble — Best Buy Believes Geeks will Get it in Trademark Infringement Dispute with Newegg
Being that my brand is BrandGeek®, when I saw the Wall Street Journal headline, "Now That Everyone Wants to Be a Geek, Lawyers Have Been Called," I thought trouble surely…
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…
The Doors tell a Paris Bar No More! Remove The Doors or Close Yours: Unauthorized use Amounts to Trademark Infringement
[iframe http://www.barlezardking.com/] (Scroll side to side to see the whole joint). A friend of mine e-mailed me an article on Saturday about the rock band The Doors having sent a…
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…
Recent Post Updates
This week there have been several news updates on trademark cases about which I've written recently: Back on November 19, 2010 I wrote about the Lamebook Legal Defense Fund, which…
ChicoBag Sued for “Falsely Advertising” Multi-use Bags Better than Plastic
ChicoEco is the trade name of the company doing business as ChicoBag Company. ChicoBag makes super durable bags and totes. My favorite bag is their water bottle sling, which is…
What’s worse? Osamarks or Disney’s Seal Team 6?
The media continues to cover "new discoveries" about World's Worst Terrorist, Osama Bin Laden, who was killed by the Navy Seals' Seal Team 6 on May 1, 2011. On May…
Entrenched Entrepreneur(s)TM
I recently met a gentleman with a quite a dilemma on his hands. His name is Mitchell Schlimer, and he runs a company named Magic Wand Creations, LLC, which is…