Not Invented Here!
Inventors often dream big. Nothing wrong with that – progress is made by dreamers. Dream right, though; not everyone can take an idea, turn it into a great product or service, and sell it to someone. There are a lot…
Inventors often dream big. Nothing wrong with that – progress is made by dreamers. Dream right, though; not everyone can take an idea, turn it into a great product or service, and sell it to someone. There are a lot…
I’m in training for Ironman Arizona. Oops, I mean, Ford Ironman Arizona. Er, I mean, the Ford Ironman Arizona Tempe triathlon. I think? I don’t know anymore. Ironman may be most familiar to sane people because of the Timex watch…
Beer glasses can raise a lot of controversy among beer drinkers. Some think a glass is a glass is a glass (or a cup), while others believe that each beer type should be poured in its own specifically designed glass. …
The blog has fallen silent the last few weeks because I have been in the midst of merging with Parsons & Goltry and closing down the Galvani Legal LLC office. With Parsons & Goltry, I will continue providing the same…
This Phoenix Patent Attorney was in Miami for part of the last two weeks, and I couldn’t help but notice the tremendous use of huge billboards. Advertising is colossal in that town, and so trademarks are everywhere. On the way…
Following on very nicely with what I wrote yesterday, today I found an example of a mouthful of a trademark. You can decide how many of Steve’s characteristics this mark upholds / violates: The Word Mark: JUST PLAIN JOE COFFEE…
DuetsBlog is a consistently well-written, highly-informative blog that is quickly becoming one of my favorites. It features articles that are interesting and helpful, not just rarefied academic discussions on case law. And it is approachable for the attorney and the…
When trademark attorneys talk about registering trademarks (not “trademarking”), they generally mean registering a trademark on the Principal Register. We all aspire to have an application show up here, but sadly, we aren’t always so successful. There is another, seedy,…
Trademark registration applications for non-English words present special challenges. Trademark examination at the USPTO normally considers whether there are similar marks already registered that would prevent the applied-for mark from being registered. Typically, the USPTO considers the look, sound, and…
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday released an opinion in a World-of-Warcraft case that has meaning both for the nature of software ownership and for a circuit battle ripe for review by the Supreme Court. The case is detailed…