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The Ford Futura. Wait, What?

December 14, 2008 23:11

The Lincoln Futura: Car enthusiasts will remember this concept car from the 1950s.  Television enthusiasts will remember that it was the basis for the Batmobile from the Adam West "Batman" series.  In 2005, Ford (owner of Lincoln) wanted to name a new car line the Futura.  The problem?  Ford (and al...

Pardon the Interruption

November 07, 2008 15:45

I just wanted to let everyone know that I did an interview with New York Business TV which can be found at http://newyorkbtv.com/ (it will be the main interview that loads with the site until November 10, 2008). It is a short interview about the basics of trademark law and why businesses need to be...

Re-use Art. Create something new.

November 04, 2008 11:47

The blog has tackled the copyright law concept of Fair Use before.  It's a fun concept, with no helpful guidelines, that allows the use of copyrighted works in new works; meaning that there is no copyright infringement. The main reason for this exception is to allow comment or criticism of c...

Another video about the websites

October 16, 2008 15:17

Here is a video about the copyright website of the Law Firm of Anthony Verna - nyccopyrights.com:(For those of you unable to view embedded objects, the website for the video is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwfuFNWSF5E)The Trademark, Copyright, and Entertainment Law Forum is written by Anthony...

A video about my website.

October 01, 2008 04:08

Here is a video about the website for the Law Firm of Anthony Verna.  I hope that if you have any questions on how to use my website, this video will help you greatly:The Trademark, Copyright, and Entertainment Law Forum is written by Anthony Verna. Please note that it is for the discussion of ...

Ch-ch-ch-changes

July 26, 2008 04:24

The NBA's Seattle Supersonics have moved to Oklahoma City and will play there from now on. The team's new name is not yet known. However, the NBA filed the applications for six different trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Those names include Barons, Bison, Energy, Marshalls,...

Thumbs Down

July 22, 2008 14:40

Does it seems as if fewer movies have received a the approval of two movie critics as "Two thumbs up"? That is because the phrase has not been in use since late 2007.As many people know by now, At the Movies with Ebert and Roeper will be ending its television run, which started with the now-famous...

Housework. And sex keeps selling (but you knew that).

June 02, 2008 18:58

I did receive a few e-mails about the last entry, so a mailbag will be the next entry to everyone on the mailing list.In the meanwhile, the blog (oh, how I hate that word) did receive a few accolades and I would like to acknowledge them now.LexisNexis recognized this blog in its Trademark and...

Wow. That's a world of infringement. Or is it?

March 31, 2008 03:37

Blizzard Entertainment (a video game company that has made games such as "Starcraft," "Warcraft" and the hugely popular "World of Warcraft") is suing a person in Arizona for making software that allows the game to be played . . . automatically, so that no person has to be around for a player's...

Broken Dreams

March 19, 2008 03:12

Imagine that you are a big fan of a presidential candidate and that you wanted to show your support for this presidential candidate. What would you do to show that you are a big supporter? Wear buttons? T-shirts? Show up at rallies? How about print t-shirts with the candidate's name on them in...