Tempest (About) a Coffee Cup
“Everyman Espresso”‘s unauthorized and confusingly similar use of the I Heart NY” logo violated federal trademark law …” The NYTimes… Read More »Tempest (About) a Coffee Cup
Trademark Law
ICANN’s New gTLD Process and the Controversy over “Closed Generic” TLDs
As I mentioned in a previous post, ICANN has opened a public comment period on the issue of closed versus… Read More »ICANN’s New gTLD Process and the Controversy over “Closed Generic” TLDs
Apple Loses iPhone TM in Brazil
Apparently Brazilian regulators have ruled that Apple is not entitled to use its iPhone trademark for cellphones in Brazil because… Read More »Apple Loses iPhone TM in Brazil
Bye, Bye Big Brands, Twinkie, Ding Dong: Hostess Brands, Inc. Liquidating
Ghostbusters, Die Hard, my lunch in grade school all had Twinkies (OK my lunch also alternated with Ding Dongs). In… Read More »Bye, Bye Big Brands, Twinkie, Ding Dong: Hostess Brands, Inc. Liquidating
My Brand Journey, Part III, and another conference
And as I argue in my piece From Trademarks to Brands which just came out in the Florida Law Review,… Read More »My Brand Journey, Part III, and another conference