This article follows up on a prior blog post which shared an application for a copyright registration. The application so shared has now been approved, so this article shares with the reader (and prospective copyright registrant) what a granted...
This article shares a number of extremely valuable trademark resources made publicly available by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The article also divides these resources into categories and points out that this list is...
This article continues reviewing topics which were discussed at the INTA 2012 conference by looking at a panel on search engine optimization. The article points to a seeming imbalance on the panel which resulted in an obfuscation of the...
Recently, trademark afficianados have been decrying a spate of "trademark scams," by which they mean services which ask owners of registered trademarks to pay for "services" of little or no value. This article shares a new instance of this...
This article decries certain questionable practices in intellectual property litigation involving the calculation and awarding of damages. The article notes a $100 million dollar default judgment in a recent lawsuit and points out that these...
Although trial results are often more interesting to write about (and filled with more salacious details), the majority of lawsuits are actually settled outside of court. This article points out that trademark litigation is no exception to this...
This article points to a newly-released variant of the popular internet browser Firefox which claims to allow anonymous internet browsing and notes that certain types of legal practices are benefitted by tools which allow anonymous access...
A recent presentation at a prominent conference related to trademark rights and keyword advertising. This article is part of a series of reaction pieces on the conference in general and that presentation in particular. The article...
Although creating a product which becomes so synonymous with a product or service that it ends up in the dictionary often means that said product or service became wildly successful, this article points out that such an occurrence is a nightmare for...
The NBA's Nets, long based out of New Jersey, are moving to Brooklyn. Along with the change in locale, the team is changing their logos to reflect their new digs. This article appraises the various new logos of the now Brooklyn Nets, and...