Trademarkology
Brands, Trademarks, and Registration
Is a Design Mark Worth a Thousand Words?
Someone said a picture is worth a thousand words. If true, that would make it really difficult to compare a design mark and a word mark for likelihood of confusion purposes. Fortunately, a recent case...
Things Were Breaking Fast for the Serial Podcast Last Week
The groundbreaking Serial podcast was involved in two very different legal developments last week. The one that made the news involved its protagonist, Adnan Syed. The other, which you could be excused for having missed...
March -- What a Month! (Part 2)
No, even though we are down to the Final Four, I'm still not going to write about MARCH MADNESS®.Rather, I'm going to continue to write about Quinn, Riley, Skylar, and Toby â the four Nor'Easter...
March! What a month! (Part 1)
No, I'm not going to write about MARCH MADNESS® that annual ritual of college basketball and the NCAA® basketball tournament.
Specimen Pilot Program
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (the "PTO") has launched a new pilot program designed to ensure that specimens of use submitted to the PTO reflect actual use of the mark in commerce.
Things Are Getting Crowded in the World of Beer Trademarks
There has been a lot of talk lately about the idea that the supply of trademarks is running short. A recent article in the Harvard Law Review supported that idea: after some "big data" analysis...
Olympic Marks
The opening ceremonies for the 2018 Olympic winter games take place Friday, February 9, but competition has already begun. In addition to competitions on the ice and slopes, there are competitions among brand owners. Official...
A PR Headache for the CROCK-POT Trademark
Fans of the tear-jerking NBC drama This Is Us will be aware of a certain incident with a kitchen appliance that had a big effect on the show's Pearson family. (Fans who don't know what...