trademarks

Protecting Short Phrases

January 06, 2009 02:11

Dear Rich: I have a question. I have coined a phrase that I predict will be adopted as the catch phrase for a political and economic era that is quickly approaching. I would like to claim credit for coming up with this phrase, but prefer it to manifest itself, rather than seeding the media with it....

Federal Trademark Trends in Maryland: 2008 Summary

Brian Wm. Higgins
January 02, 2009 10:00

     U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) records show that in 2008, the PTO received 68 trademark applications from Maryland resident or entities (based on a search of "owner address" records using Trademark Electronic Search System, TESS, database). That...

First Circuit Avoids Lanham Act Accounting Jury Trial Right Question

Stacia Lay
December 29, 2008 23:15

The First Circuit's opinion in Visible Systems Corp. v. Unisys Corp. is almost more interesting for the question it didn't answer than for the questions it did, at least for me. In this trademark case, Visible Systems obtained a jury verdict of $250,000 against Unisys Corporation on a reverse...

Who Knows Branding? Boo Knows Branding

David Dawsey
December 21, 2008 19:06

There is no doubt that Boo Weekley is a likeable character. Therefore it is good to see that someone is advising him on building and protecting the BOO brand. Check out Boo’s trademark portfolio!...... Congratulations Boo, you are doing a better job at protecting your brand than most guys on T...

Disclaimer in trademark registration sinks UDRP action

December 18, 2008 15:59

Ideation Unlimited, Inc. v. Dan Myers, Case No. D2008-1441 (WIPO November 12, 2008). A trademark owner who notices that someone else has registered a domain name incorporating the owner’s mark can file an arbitration action under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP for...