Intellectual Property and the Arts Presentation at Art Institute of Phoenix
Here are the slides from my presentation at the Art Institute of Phoenix on May 29, 2012.
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For the Layman: Who owns a Twitter Account?
Note: This blog has always been about informing the non-lawyer about legal issues ranging from very basic (see yesterday’s post) to more complex. Sometimes, though, I find myself wondering about things in a more than merely practical way. So in…
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Patent Titles
Titles of patent applications can be puzzling. Some titles are simple, some complicated, some precise, others vague. The most important consideration is that a title be descriptive of the invention. There once was a segment of practitioners that would purposefully…
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Art Institute of Phoenix Talk on Intellectual Property
I have been invited by the Art Institute of Phoenix to give a presentation on Tuesday the 29th regarding the intersection of intellectual property and the arts. Many of the students at the school study fashion, so the talk will…
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AIRIA Nightclub has Trademark Problems
John Welch questions whether you would have appealed the recent rejection of Gila River’s application for AIRIA. Local Arizona tribe and gaming enterprise Gila River has a night club named Airia, but unfortunately, there is an Area nightclub in LA…
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Sight, Sound, Meaning, and Fame
When the Trademark Office receives a new application, one of the first things it does is conduct a search for similar marks. The Trademark Examiner often searches for identical mark and homonyms in all goods and services classifications and for similar…
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Ascribing a Date of First Use to a Trademark
All trademark registrations filed under Sections 1(a) or 1(b) of the Lanham Act carry a date of first use. In those registrations that are filed as intent-to-use applications, the date that the mark is first used is typically very easy…
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USPTO Begins Issuing Scam Warnings
As I have written before, trademark applicants and registrants should be on the watch for official-looking notices or requests asking for fees or registry enrollments. The USPTO has begun issuing a formal warning notice when it mails the Certificate of…
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Can I patent something that is used for an illegal purpose?
This question was posed to me during a recent interview. Is it possible to patent something that is used for an illegal purpose or is used with an illegal substance, or is there a prohibition against such patents? Is patent…
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The Practice of Removing Sponsored Logos in Triathlon Advertisements
Several months ago, Slowtwitch.com erupted over an altered image that had been discovered of pro triathlete Hillary Biscay. The original image showed Biscay running during an Ironman-branded race with a jersey that bears a small blue decal. That decal is…