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Trademark is NOT a Verb | Bee Blog
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Really cool stuff about trademarks. No, really. Trademark is NOT a Verb. December 12, 2016. November 21, 2016. 8220;We trademarked that phrase.”. 8220;I really want to trademark this word.”. I’ve almost stopped worrying about this jarringly wrong usage. But I can’t let it go, because it’s more than grammar. But you can not. How much does it matter? Remember Doug Lehocky, the dude who spent about $50,000 to file more than 150 applications to register things like APPLE.COM and MICHAEL JACKSON? To register ...
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Just Kidding | Bee Blog
https://beelinelegal.wordpress.com/2016/10/03/just-kidding
Really cool stuff about trademarks. No, really. October 3, 2016. September 19, 2016. Q: Can I use a trademark for parody? A: Yes, if the interests of free speech outweigh the rights of the trademark owner. WTF: What’s that mean? OK: Maybe some examples will help. It was OK for Jim Henson to parody Spam in. It was OK for DC Comics to parody Charles Atlas’s The Insult that Made a Man Out of Mac ads. It was OK for Spy Magazine to parody Cliff Notes . HMMM: So, it’s OK as long as it’s hilariously funny.
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Above the Law | Bee Blog
https://beelinelegal.wordpress.com/2016/09/19/above-the-law
Really cool stuff about trademarks. No, really. September 19, 2016. Another campaign season, another long slog of intellectual property infringement by candidates. Theft of music rights is so commonplace that ASCAP has a set of guidelines. Most recently, the Committee to Restore America’s Greatness put up a billboard showing the candidate it supports dressed as Superman . Unless they had a license to use the famous mark [1]. The owner of the trademark has not responded to my inquiry. Just Kidding →.
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October | 2016 | Bee Blog
https://beelinelegal.wordpress.com/2016/10
Really cool stuff about trademarks. No, really. Buildings, Bottles and Pockets. October 31, 2016. October 25, 2016. Trade dress can be a trademark and can be registered. How nice. What the hell is trade dress? Trade dress is the visual appearance of a product or its packaging that’s not functional. Great Clear as my aunt’s cataracts. Let’s try some examples. Did you say “goats on a roof of grass”? Yes Yes, I did. What else can be trade dress besides buildings? Pockets on pants are functional, so you can&...
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September | 2016 | Bee Blog
https://beelinelegal.wordpress.com/2016/09
Really cool stuff about trademarks. No, really. September 19, 2016. Another campaign season, another long slog of intellectual property infringement by candidates. Theft of music rights is so commonplace that ASCAP has a set of guidelines. Most recently, the Committee to Restore America’s Greatness put up a billboard showing the candidate it supports dressed as Superman . Unless they had a license to use the famous mark [1]. The owner of the trademark has not responded to my inquiry. September 6, 2016.
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First Amendment v. Trademark | Bee Blog
https://beelinelegal.wordpress.com/2017/01/09/first-amendment-v-trademark
Really cool stuff about trademarks. No, really. First Amendment v. Trademark. January 9, 2017. December 15, 2016. Simon Tam named his band The Slants to make a statement about racial and cultural issues [1]. Now he’s the front man for the First Amendment before the United States Supreme Court with his first gig on January 18. Mr Tam’s application to register his trademark was rejected because it consists [of] matter which may disparage people. [2]. The courts recognize that invalidating the disparagement...
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June | 2016 | Bee Blog
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Really cool stuff about trademarks. No, really. June 27, 2016. June 27, 2016. Back in 1984 Thomas Pink started using PINK to sell men’s clothing. They have since branched out to women’s apparel. In 2001, Victoria’s Secret started using PINK for their line aimed at younger women and girls. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, no doubt you’re thinking:. They’re using the same exact word, in kinda similar fonts. They’ve both achieved a level of fame with their brands. You’re also thinking:. And tha...
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January | 2017 | Bee Blog
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Really cool stuff about trademarks. No, really. The Right to Poke Fun. January 23, 2017. January 5, 2017. My Other Bag prints sketched images of iconic handbags onto canvas totes. The bags are brilliant, funny, and flattering. Louis Vuitton sued My Other Bag for trademark infringement. [1]. The courts ruled for My Other Bag. [2]. A few years ago, Louis Vuitton sued Warner Brothers over a joke in a movie. The Hangover: Part II. In both the Warner Brothers and the My Other Bag cases, the viewer had to ackn...
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Sticky Color | Bee Blog
https://beelinelegal.wordpress.com/2016/10/17/sticky-color
Really cool stuff about trademarks. No, really. October 17, 2016. October 17, 2016. Color It’s amazing how much a trademark can rely on color. Sometimes, all you have to do is see a color and, without any words, or a logo, you already know what company it came from. It’s just a rectangle in a certain saturated shade of yellow. And, yet, for most people, it screams National Geographic. Does anyone have any question about where this box came from? Buildings, Bottles and Pockets →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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