Mashable has compiled a list of the 10 Best Spoof Twitter Accounts of 2011. The list is interesting and entertaining. Do these spoof accounts create any trademark issues when the accounts parodied or mimicked are protected brand names? Could @FakePewRearch or @NYTOnIt be shut down as violating Twitter’s...
Read MoreOne of the most frequent questions I am asked is whether a business should file to protect its name or its logo. A trademark application for a mark that is just wording is called a “standard character” mark. The mark is usually featured in all...
Read MoreI had the pleasure of speaking recently to an audience of “cyberspace” attorneys from around the world for the American Bar Association’s Cyberspace Law Committee Winter Working Group meeting in San Francisco. Much thanks to Kristine Dorrain, Director of Internet and IP Services at the National Arbitration...
Read MoreI have noticed over the last few years that more and more brands have added a generic product or category name following their brand name on packaging for the goods. The first brand to my knowledge that did this was Kleenex years ago. Their packaging...
Read MorePinterest is a website and mobile app that has become quite popular during the last few months. Pinterest is a tool for sharing and collecting content online, a “virtual pinboard.” Pinterest is a great name! Fun to say. Suggestive — “pin” and “interest” combined. The name...
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