LIKE Controversy? Facebook TMs lots of LIKE marks
Facebook is known to be pretty aggressive (some would say a bully), when it comes to its intellectual property rights. I am sure Facebook keeps multiple intellectual property lawyers, legal…
Nike 3, Jesuits 0
Yesterday, John Welch -- known worldwide for his witty wisdom on The TTABLog® -- wrote about the TTAB's August 9 precedential opinion in an Opposition filed against the mark JUST…
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…
Disney Withdraws its Trademark Registration Applications for SEAL TEAM 6
On May 18, I wrote about Disney's applications to federally register the trademark SEAL TEAM 6 for (a) “clothing, footwear and headwear;” (b) “toys, games and playthings; gymnastic and sporting articles,…
Tit for Tat, Lawsuit for Tattoo
On Saturday my friend, Duane Peterson, e-mailed me a link to a New York Times article about a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Mike Tyson's tattoo artist, S. Victor Whitmill…
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…
OSAMARKS (The Folly of Folks Who Seek to Register OSAMA Marks)
Since the announcement of the Navy Seals' Seal Team 6 killing of Osama Bin Laden earlier this week, the news has been full of Osama. But what about the PTO? …
EcoAd Under Fire for Greenwashing
Or is it???? Last week I received the following e-mail: [framed_box] Hi Lara, Please forgive the cold email, but I found your organization on the LOHAS site and truly appreciate…
Sheen Madness
Charlie Sheen has received great notoriety of late for acting poorly. As a result, Warner Brothers fired Sheen and canceled Two and a Half Men two shows prior to the…