Friday, April 30, 2004
Thursday, April 29, 2004
Worth Checking Out. BoingBoing points out an interesting paper in "Copyright, Technology, and The New Surveillance."
There Are Just So Many Things Wrong with the Whole Scenario... Not the least of which is that I hope he can't truly get a patent on the idea... Reuters reports that "Uri Geller Aims to Stop ABC Baby-Adoption TV Show." You can read more about the controversy generated by the promo here. BoingBoing has some interesting information on the status of Geller's patent application here.
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Monday, April 26, 2004
This Has to be a First... The headline says it all: "Jetstar Virtual Airline Sues Qantas Over Trademark Infringement."
All You Ever Wanted to Know About the SCO Litigation. Bag and Baggage has this month's installment of IP Meme.
They Take Their Bourbon Seriously Out in Kentucky... The Louisville Courier-Journal reports that "Ridgewood 1792 ordered off shelves."
Friday, April 23, 2004
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Wonder if Four Non-Blondes Will Sue? Since it's VH1, the goods/services are arguably related... "VH1 Prefers 'Non-Blondes'."
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Bad Faith and Fair Use. How Appealing (at its new home) reports that "Three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit tackles whether a secondary user's bad faith affects availability of the "fair use" defense in a copyright infringement action."
Monday, April 19, 2004
Mattel Finally Wins One. How Appealing has this report about a recent Second Circuit decision in a copyright infringement case brought by Mattel against Radio City Entertainment.
More Lessig Reviews. SFGate.com has an op-ed entitled "Confessions of a copyright warrior / The Bono factor: Is a dead musician's legacy interfering with free speech?" Love the Google-served ads along the side...
Boston to House Mega-firms? It always struck me as odd how few of the major Boston firms had a strong presence outside of the Hub. This appears to be changing. Law.com reports that "Wilmer Cutler, Hale and Dorr Said to Be in Merger Talks."
Sunday, April 18, 2004
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Get Your Freebie On. The Fourth Circuit recently upheld a lower court ruling that the term FREEBIE is generic.
TTAB Holds REALTOR Not Generic. The Washington Post reports that "Trademark Panel Rules in Favor of Realtors."
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
IMers in New Hampshire Take Note. Security Focus has information on a recent New Hampshire ruling in "Chat, Copy, Paste, Prison."
Surely Her Contract Covered This. CNN reports in "Trademark challenger: Fired up over 'The Apprentice'."
Monday, April 12, 2004
Friday, April 09, 2004
How Did I Miss This? The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that a judge has ruled that an aggregator of information on boat sales did not infringe the copyrights of a site they scraped for information in "Judge: Copyright Doesn't Cover All Sites." Of course, as the end of the article notes, they would still probably have a problem if their actions violated the sites' TOS. Via techdirt.
Careful How You Investigate Copyright Infringements. Law.com reports that "Microsoft, Business Partner Concocted 'Scheme' to Protect Copyrights."
Thursday, April 08, 2004
It's Time to Pass the ABA Multijurisdictional Practice Commission's Recommendations Already. Law.com reports that "Ga. Lawyers Indicted for Advising N.C. College."
Wednesday, April 07, 2004
More Trademark Trouble for Apple. Reuters reports that "Apple Computer Loses Bid to Hear Beatles Case in US."
Did They Actually Have Use in the U.S.? Reuters reports that "Google's Gmail Headache Grows with Trademark Claim."
Tuesday, April 06, 2004
Chalk One Up for Microsoft BoingBoing reports that "Lindows to change name, bows to Microsoft pressure."
After the Statue Cover-up, I Guess it was Only a Matter of Time... The Baltimore Sun reports that "Administration wages war on pornography."
Reading the Economic Tea Leaves The New York Times reports on "Patents as Economic Indicator." Is it too much to ask for the New York Times to figure out the difference between patents and trademarks?
Monday, April 05, 2004
Interesting Explanation of Reverse Confusion The Trademark Blog has this report on a recent Seventh Circuit decision by Judge Posner considering the question of reverse confusion.
Friday, April 02, 2004
Thursday, April 01, 2004
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