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…
Acronym Artist’s Application Attracts Attention Resulting in Scandalous Trademark Registration Tribulations
LMFAO is the, er, "name" of an electro pop duo who are known individually as Redfoo and SkyBlu (why not?). According to an article on Hollywood, Esq., (and confirmed…
Geekview IP Weeks(ish) in Review
Is Neil Young off his rocker? On April 13, 2012 the USPTO completed its review of 6 new intent to use trademark registration applications filed by Neil Young on June 6, 2011,…
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…
Linsanity at the PTO; of Course the USPTO Gives Jeremy Lin Special Treatment!
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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…
A Trademark Lawyer’s Look at the 10th SF MusicTech Summit
How is it that a trademark attorney finds herself at a music & technology conference (over and over again, in fact)? Brian Zisk makes it easy by constantly delivering high…
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 Con’t.
Holy Super Bowl®! To some folks these images are synonymous, at least on the holy day of Super Bowl Sunday. The National Football League (NFL) takes football very seriously and…