Watering down WeightWatchers®
As much as I try to eat healthfully, I still love a good soda occasionally. While visiting my in-laws in Rhode Island last week, I tried WAIST WATCHER diet root beer (it…
Genericide
Yesterday I wrote about the national news networks' copycat marks, while promising to explain genericide, today. Genericde is the term we trademark professionals use to describe the death of a…
News Goes Forward
As someone who doesn't have cable TV, I usually catch up on the Daily Show via computer on the weekends. This weekend while hiding inside from the winter storm, I…
Ozzy Ozzbrand
As a child, someone in my family always got me a subscription to Highlights I remember looking forward to ever issue! Little did I know as a little reader that…
Brand Bully Backlash
NO MORE BRAND BULLYING!! On March 17, 2010 the Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010 became effective. The Act requires the Secretary of Commerce and the Intellectual Property…
No Barack Marks
Who knew Presidential jammies could be such a hit? Not only are these no longer available (probably since '08), but . . . on Friday, December 10, 2010, the Trademark…
Geeking over packaging
Janelle Orsi, a super cool attorney friend of mine who's a pioneer in Sharing Law, brought a bag of delicious chocolate tortilla chips (who knew there was such a thing?)…
Cheeseburger
After reading my post on Lamebook v. Facebook, Malika asked "What about something like Cheeseburger?" I like Cheeseburgers. As far as using CHEESEBURGER as a trademark, that depends on the…
Freecycle: Trademarks are Not Free
VS. Freecycling is the benevolent act of giving away unwanted items rather than disposing of them. There are numerous groups that facilitate freecycling, including The Freecycle Network and FreecycleSunnyvale. FS…
To Support the Lamebook Legal Defense Fund?
My friends at DuetsBlog posted a couple days ago about the lawsuits Facebook and Lamebook filed against one another. Facebook is the world's largest social networking site, whilst Lamebook is…