The GeekView IP Weeks(ish) in Review analyzes several trademark, copyright and advertising disputes and news from around the country. It provides analyses of several claims, counterclaims, missteps and so on, and highlights some of the steps...
This article examines a recent dispute which demonstrates the effects of a somewhat-dusty cranny of trademark law: political trademarks. In the case in question, a company filed a lawsuit against federal officials seeking to prevent these...
The GeekView IP Weeks(ish) in Review analyzes several trademark, copyright and advertising disputes and news from around the country. It provides analyses of several claims, counterclaims, missteps and so on, and highlights some of the steps...
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") recently released a hugely important report on consumer privacy which, in light of the rapidly changing technology in this area, will require most businesses which handle individuals' information to make their...
The daily deals business model has picked up steam in recent years (as the furor surrounding Groupon's IPO demonstrated). WIth this high visibility has come heightened legal concerns, however. This article analyzes happenings in a...
In spite of the title of this article, it does not involve alliteration; rather, this article examines a trademark dispute involving a band which calls themselves "LMFAO" that implicates the "immoral or scandalous" prohibition to trademark...
The GeekView IP Week(ish) in Review analyzes several trademark, copyright and advertising disputes and news from around the country. It provides analyses of several claims, counterclaims, missteps and so on, and highlights some of the steps...
This article analyzes a copyright infringement lawsuit by the author of a (very) short poem against several parties involved in the creation and selling of pillows and similar goods. The article explains that the defendants allegedly...
The GeekView IP Week(ish) in Review analyzes several trademark, copyright and advertising disputes and news from around the country, explains what is at stake, and explains where the parties involved might have gone wrong. It provides...
While infringing another's trademarks can often lead to a great deal of financial pain for a company, in the case highlighted by this article, the alleged infringer could suffer a great deal of reputational damage as well. The article relates...