Trademarkology
Brands, Trademarks, and Registration
LOOKS DO MATTER
Most of our posts have focused on the trademark rights associated with particular words, but don't forget to consider what your product looks like and how they are presented to customers. You can develop separate...
Does Anyone Own Rights in Emoticons? :)
My 12 year-old son Joseph received a phone yesterday รข his first. More specifically, I entrusted my iPhone to him and purchased a new one for myself. This was a big deal at our house...
Funtown Hit with a Big Splash of Trademark Confusion
As you probably know by now, I grew up in a small town in Maine. Every summer my grandparents would take my cousins and me to our favorite amusement park in Saco, Maine, Funtown Splashtown...
AMERICAN BUILT, WALMART, AND YOU
I read a news report about a small veteran-owned company called American Built that recently settled with a company called Hybrid Apparel over sales of t-shirts that were being sold at Wal-Mart. The t-shirts infringed...
Using your mark for Good(Will)?
Using Brands to Build Goodwill and Social AwarenessToday, Google's doodle honors Ida B. Wells, the 19th century suffragist and civil rights leader. Ms. Wells is an admirable figure in our history. Do you feel any...
Taylor Swift's Blank Slate of Trademark Protection
Taylor Swift is playing at Nats Park tonight, and it will likely come as no surprise to you that I have tickets. We went big and splurged for the on-field up close tickets. It seemed...
Name Change to Washington Rednecks After Court Loss
No, not really. I couldn't resist that title though. We've actually blogged about the mess with the Washington Team Formerly Registered As ("f/r/a") the Redskins far too many times -- but they won't stay out...
Domain Names and Trademarks: What If The Domain Name You Want is Unavailable?
www.YOURTRADEMARKHERE.com Domain names are not trademarks. Like telephone numbers, URL addresses are comprised of a unique string of characters that correspond to particular content on the world wide web. Domain names may include trademarks and...