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Flagpole Sitta
A NY-based web company put something cool on the web and I thought "it must be fun to work with those people, I wonder who does their TM work." Some research suggested that perhaps no one was yet. ...
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L.A. Angels v. Angels.com
From a UDRP decision in which the L.A. Angels failed to obtain ANGELS.COM: "Complainant denies that Respondent has any rights or legitimate interest in the disputed domain name. In its Complaint, ...
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"Who Owns 'Hillary.Com'?
Lipton, Jacqueline D., "Who Owns 'Hillary.Com'? Political Speech and the First Amendment in Cyberspace" . Boston College Law Review, Spring 2008 Available at SSRN Abstract: In the lead-up ...
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"Newspapers Want Google News' Quarter'
News.com: "Newspapers want Google News' quarter" (discussing Google's indexing of newspapering content).
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"Who Owns The Linux Trademark?"
Slashdot: "Who Owns The Linux Trademark?" Previous Trademark Blog coverage of the Linux Trademark.
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Must See For Those Interested In Parody and Political Speech
HT Talking Points Memo.
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Must See For Those Interested In Copyright
Video explaining fair use using Disney snippets (somewhat reminiscent of a kidnapper's note read aloud). Hat tip to AT.
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The Trademark Blog Is Five Years Old
1,825 days of blogging. Here are posts from five years ago, typos and all.
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New Fertilizer In Old Bottles
43(B)log comments in a fertilizer comapny's practice of selling its product in recycled soda bottles, As pointed out, there's an interesting issue of re-using bottles that themselves may have dis...
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Vending Machines In Scotland
Dispute regarding infringing vending machines in the UK which seem to be hair styling machines in nightclubs.
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