2014 Archive

DECEMBER 2014

March 2015
Today in Copyright History: 12/31
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 12/31
Copyright
Copyright
The Many Shapes of December
Trademark
The Many Shapes of December
Trademark
Trademark
What Santa Can Teach About Trademarks
Trademark
What Santa Can Teach About Trademarks
Trademark
Trademark
Apparently, Pharrell Is Not Happy
Copyright
Apparently, Pharrell Is Not Happy
Copyright
Copyright
Merry CHRISTMAS®!
Trademark
Merry CHRISTMAS®!
Trademark
Trademark
Today in Copyright History: 12/24
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 12/24
Copyright
Copyright
Beware the World Intelligent Property Office
Trademark
Beware the World Intelligent Property Office
Trademark
Trademark
Copyright Office Releases Updated Compendium of Office Practices
Copyright
Copyright Office Releases Updated Compendium of Office Practices
Copyright
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 12/20
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 12/20
Copyright
Copyright
Crosswordright
Copyright
Crosswordright
Copyright
Copyright
Always Read IP Clauses in Employment Contracts
Copyright
Always Read IP Clauses in Employment Contracts
Copyright
Copyright
Lessig Heralds Twelfth Birthday of Creative Commons
Copyright
Lessig Heralds Twelfth Birthday of Creative Commons
Copyright
Copyright
USPTO Reduces Trademark Application and Renewal Fees
Trademark
USPTO Reduces Trademark Application and Renewal Fees
Trademark
Trademark
USPTO Issues 2014 Performance and Accountability Report
Trademark
USPTO Issues 2014 Performance and Accountability Report
Trademark
Trademark
Today in Copyright History: 12/12
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 12/12
Copyright
Copyright
No COMFYBALLS for Trademark Applicant
Trademark
No COMFYBALLS for Trademark Applicant
Trademark
Trademark
No USPTO Director Until New Congress Convenes
Trademark
No USPTO Director Until New Congress Convenes
Trademark
Trademark
OAPI Adds 17 Countries to Madrid System
Trademark
OAPI Adds 17 Countries to Madrid System
Trademark
Trademark
Richard Branson Opposes Virgins
Trademark
Richard Branson Opposes Virgins
Trademark
Trademark
Today in Copyright History: 12/8
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 12/8
Copyright
Copyright
A Very Graphic Illustration of Copyright Law
Copyright
A Very Graphic Illustration of Copyright Law
Copyright
Copyright
Supreme Court’s Inclination Unclear in Trademark Preclusion Case
Trademark
Supreme Court’s Inclination Unclear in Trademark Preclusion Case
Trademark
Trademark
The Fast Rise of Fast Track
Trademark
The Fast Rise of Fast Track
Trademark
Trademark
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Trademark Case
Trademark
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Trademark Case
Trademark
Trademark
Today in Copyright History: 12/1
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 12/1
Copyright
Copyright

NOVEMBER 2014

February 2015
Happy THANKSGIVING®!
Trademark
Happy THANKSGIVING®!
Trademark
Trademark
OHIM Introduces “Fast Track” for Trademark Applications
Trademark
OHIM Introduces “Fast Track” for Trademark Applications
Trademark
Trademark
When a Chef Leaves, Who Owns the Restaurant’s Signature Dish?
Trademark, Copyright
When a Chef Leaves, Who Owns the Restaurant’s Signature Dish?
Trademark, Copyright
Trademark, Copyright
The Lord of the Rights
Copyright
The Lord of the Rights
Copyright
Copyright
Is Consumer Protection Still a Primary Focus of Trademark Policy?
Trademark
Is Consumer Protection Still a Primary Focus of Trademark Policy?
Trademark
Trademark
The Perils of Downloading Down Under
Copyright
The Perils of Downloading Down Under
Copyright
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 11/19
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 11/19
Copyright
Copyright
Trademark
What the Fresh, Wrigley?
Trademark
Trademark
SKI TOWN and SKI CITY Settle Trademark Dispute
Trademark
SKI TOWN and SKI CITY Settle Trademark Dispute
Trademark
Trademark
Today in Copyright History: 11/15
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 11/15
Copyright
Copyright
Copyright Equality
Copyright
Copyright Equality
Copyright
Copyright
F--K CANCER Trademark Applicant Gets, uh… Screwed
Trademark
F--K CANCER Trademark Applicant Gets, uh… Screwed
Trademark
Trademark
Cancelled REDSKINS Trademarks Still Enforceable
Trademark
Cancelled REDSKINS Trademarks Still Enforceable
Trademark
Trademark
The Counterfeit Red Shoe Diaries
Trademark
The Counterfeit Red Shoe Diaries
Trademark
Trademark
The Next Great Copyright Act
Copyright
The Next Great Copyright Act
Copyright
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 11/8
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 11/8
Copyright
Copyright
Let’s Get Ready to Trademark!
Trademark
Let’s Get Ready to Trademark!
Trademark
Trademark
“Objectively Baseless” Copyright Suit Results in $88,000 Fee Award
Copyright
“Objectively Baseless” Copyright Suit Results in $88,000 Fee Award
Copyright
Copyright
Nighttime is Stifle Hour for the Eiffel Tower
Copyright
Nighttime is Stifle Hour for the Eiffel Tower
Copyright
Copyright
Political Ad Ruled Non-Infringing
Trademark
Political Ad Ruled Non-Infringing
Trademark
Trademark
RIAA Calls Piracy an “Assault on Our Humanity”
Copyright
RIAA Calls Piracy an “Assault on Our Humanity”
Copyright
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 11/2
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 11/2
Copyright
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 11/1
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 11/1
Copyright
Copyright

OCTOBER 2014

January 2015
It’s HALLOWEEN®!
Trademark
It’s HALLOWEEN®!
Trademark
Trademark
Google Glass Banned in Movie Theaters
Copyright
Google Glass Banned in Movie Theaters
Copyright
Copyright
Copyright and Creativity
Copyright
Copyright and Creativity
Copyright
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 10/28
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 10/28
Copyright
Copyright
Stairway to Infringement?
Copyright
Stairway to Infringement?
Copyright
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 10/27
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 10/27
Copyright
Copyright
The Empire Strikes Bock
Trademark
The Empire Strikes Bock
Trademark
Trademark
Court Calls Food Flavor Trademark Claim “Half-Baked”
Trademark
Court Calls Food Flavor Trademark Claim “Half-Baked”
Trademark
Trademark
88 College-Owned Trademarks, Arranged as a Poem
Trademark
88 College-Owned Trademarks, Arranged as a Poem
Trademark
Trademark
While Gibson’s Guitar Gently Weeps
Trademark
While Gibson’s Guitar Gently Weeps
Trademark
Trademark
Dodge Has a New Challenger
Trademark
Dodge Has a New Challenger
Trademark
Trademark
Today in Copyright History: 10/19
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 10/19
Copyright
Copyright
Don’t Try This in Court
Copyright
Don’t Try This in Court
Copyright
Copyright
A Copyright Critique
Copyright
A Copyright Critique
Copyright
Copyright
Converse Sues Over Chuck Taylor Knock-Offs
Trademark
Converse Sues Over Chuck Taylor Knock-Offs
Trademark
Trademark
Don Henley Doesn't Take It Easy
Trademark
Don Henley Doesn't Take It Easy
Trademark
Trademark
The Rise of Greenwashing
Trademark
The Rise of Greenwashing
Trademark
Trademark
Little League Has Big Trademark Problems
Trademark
Little League Has Big Trademark Problems
Trademark
Trademark
Why Trademark Clearance Matters
Trademark
Why Trademark Clearance Matters
Trademark
Trademark
Instagram in Stagrâm, Part 2
Trademark
Instagram in Stagrâm, Part 2
Trademark
Trademark
“How” Apparently Does Matter
Trademark
“How” Apparently Does Matter
Trademark
Trademark
Darth Trademark
Trademark
Darth Trademark
Trademark
Trademark
IP in 3D
Trademark, Copyright
IP in 3D
Trademark, Copyright
Trademark, Copyright
Virtual Marilyn Monroe Creates Real Legal Issues
Trademark, Copyright
Virtual Marilyn Monroe Creates Real Legal Issues
Trademark, Copyright
Trademark, Copyright
Hasbro Cracks Down on Scrabble Rousers
Copyright
Hasbro Cracks Down on Scrabble Rousers
Copyright
Copyright

SEPTEMBER 2014

December 2014
A New Business Model for Musicians
Copyright
A New Business Model for Musicians
Copyright
Copyright
Yelpwise
Announcement
Yelpwise
Announcement
Announcement
Instagram in Stagrâm
Trademark
Instagram in Stagrâm
Trademark
Trademark
James Cameron Wins Avatar Copyright Lawsuit
Copyright
James Cameron Wins Avatar Copyright Lawsuit
Copyright
Copyright
Dueling Ukeleles
Trademark
Dueling Ukeleles
Trademark
Trademark
The Turtles and Their Royalties Are Happy Together
Copyright
The Turtles and Their Royalties Are Happy Together
Copyright
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 9/23
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 9/23
Copyright
Copyright
Redskins v. Native Americans
Trademark
Redskins v. Native Americans
Trademark
Trademark
Circuit Courts Split on Copyright Fair Use Analysis
Copyright
Circuit Courts Split on Copyright Fair Use Analysis
Copyright
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 9/19
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 9/19
Copyright
Copyright
Unity and UnityPoint Reach Point of Unity
Trademark
Unity and UnityPoint Reach Point of Unity
Trademark
Trademark
What Scottish Independence Could Mean for Trademark Rights
Trademark
What Scottish Independence Could Mean for Trademark Rights
Trademark
Trademark
Today in Copyright History: 9/17
Copyright
Today in Copyright History: 9/17
Copyright
Copyright
Etsy Bans the R-Word
Trademark
Etsy Bans the R-Word
Trademark
Trademark
Today in Copyright History
Copyright
Today in Copyright History
Copyright
Copyright
Jay-Z Says “Oh” No to Copyright Claim
Copyright
Jay-Z Says “Oh” No to Copyright Claim
Copyright
Copyright
Google It All You Want, It’s Still Not Generic
Trademark
Google It All You Want, It’s Still Not Generic
Trademark
Trademark
Even Drug Dealers Understand the Power of Branding
Trademark
Even Drug Dealers Understand the Power of Branding
Trademark
Trademark
The APPLE WATCH Watch
Trademark
The APPLE WATCH Watch
Trademark
Trademark
That’s T-R-A-D-E-M-A-R-K-W-I-S-E® with a “Circle R”
Trademark, Announcement
That’s T-R-A-D-E-M-A-R-K-W-I-S-E® with a “Circle R”
Trademark, Announcement
Trademark, Announcement
Not iWatch, Because iSwatch?
Trademark
Not iWatch, Because iSwatch?
Trademark
Trademark
Intellectual Property is in Fashion
Trademark, Copyright
Intellectual Property is in Fashion
Trademark, Copyright
Trademark, Copyright
Trademark
Law Professor Wants the R-Word Off the Air
Trademark
Trademark
Copyright
Getty Images Sues Microsoft For Bing-fringement
Copyright
Copyright
The Michelin Man Used to Be Even Creepier
Trademark
The Michelin Man Used to Be Even Creepier
Trademark
Trademark
Jennifer Lawrence Uses Copyright Law to Take Down Hacked Photos
Copyright
Jennifer Lawrence Uses Copyright Law to Take Down Hacked Photos
Copyright
Copyright
Trademark
Changes in EU Trademark Rules May Require New Strategies for Trademark Owners
Trademark
Trademark
Trademark, Copyright
Heart of Darknet
Trademark, Copyright
Trademark, Copyright

AUGUST 2014

November 2014
ALS Association Seeks to Trademark “Ice Bucket Challenge”
Trademark
ALS Association Seeks to Trademark “Ice Bucket Challenge”
Trademark
Trademark
Football: A Field Day for Trademarks
Trademark
Football: A Field Day for Trademarks
Trademark
Trademark
Trademark
Company Files Trademark Lawsuit to Silence Critic
Trademark
Trademark
Copyright
Copyright Grants and the Termination Gap Dilemma
Copyright
Copyright
Soft Rock Cafe: Between Hard Rock and a Hard Place?
Trademark
Soft Rock Cafe: Between Hard Rock and a Hard Place?
Trademark
Trademark
Monkeys, Selfies, and Copyrights, Part 3
Copyright
Monkeys, Selfies, and Copyrights, Part 3
Copyright
Copyright
The Original Email Fail
Trademark, Copyright
The Original Email Fail
Trademark, Copyright
Trademark, Copyright
Monkeys, Selfies, and Copyrights, Part 2
Copyright
Monkeys, Selfies, and Copyrights, Part 2
Copyright
Copyright
Copyright
Photographic Memory = Copyright Infringement?
Copyright
Copyright
I’m Trademarked, Dammit!
Trademark
I’m Trademarked, Dammit!
Trademark
Trademark
Trademark
Holy Non-Infringement, Batman!
Trademark
Trademark
Pro-Football Appeals Ruling Cancelling REDSKINS Trademarks
Trademark
Pro-Football Appeals Ruling Cancelling REDSKINS Trademarks
Trademark
Trademark
Trademark
Business Websites Only 3% of New gTLDs
Trademark
Trademark
Them’s Fightin’ Words
Trademark
Them’s Fightin’ Words
Trademark
Trademark
Aunt Jemima’s Heirs Are Not Smiling
Trademark, Copyright
Aunt Jemima’s Heirs Are Not Smiling
Trademark, Copyright
Trademark, Copyright
Copyright
Supreme Court Eviscerates Laches as an Affirmative Defense to Copyright Infringement
Copyright
Copyright
Tesla Settles Trademark Dispute in China
Trademark
Tesla Settles Trademark Dispute in China
Trademark
Trademark
Monkeys, Selfies, and Copyrights
Copyright
Monkeys, Selfies, and Copyrights
Copyright
Copyright
Trademarks, Domain Names, and Company Names
Trademark
Trademarks, Domain Names, and Company Names
Trademark
Trademark
Trademarkwise Blog listed in ABA Journal Blawg Directory
Announcement
Trademarkwise Blog listed in ABA Journal Blawg Directory
Announcement
Announcement
Copyright
7th Circuit Rules Against Conan Doyle Estate
Copyright
Copyright
Trademark
The force is with famous trademarks in dispute over name change
Trademark
Trademark
Dear applicant, your trademark is FUCT
Trademark
Dear applicant, your trademark is FUCT
Trademark
Trademark

JULY 2014

Experience  •  Expertise  •  Affordable Flat Fees