@darkasvim 1. I don’t buy them anymore, see https://social.sdf.org/@mjgardner/111030499559477206
2. My wife signed me up for an #AARP secondary membership yesterday. Guilty and old as charged.
3. #Trademarks don't work like that, kid.

More rude food words from trademark expert Anne Gilson LaLonde, who looks at PHO KEENE GREAT, COCK-ASIAN, and other edgy brands:

https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2019/01/09/food-trucks-serve-up-slurs-slang/

#branding #trademarks #slurs

Star Trek trademarks for NFTs: The final frontier - CBS Studios applied to use the name "Star Trek Continuum" for non... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/star-trek-trademark-nfts-the-final-frontier #unitedstates #regulation #trademarks #television #nft

"Elon Musk’s rebrand of Twitter to ‘X’ could get him in legal trouble with Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft, experts say"

"The problem: Meta, Microsoft and other companies already own trademarks for Twitter’s new name."

#X #Twitter #Musk #Meta #Microsoft #Trademarks

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/25/elon-musk-twitter-rebrand-x-legal-trouble-with-meta-microsoft.html

Einen Produktnamen kann man auch dann noch als Marke eintragen und schützen lassen, wenn man den Namen schon lange verwendet. Allerdings ist es besser, sich gleich von Beginn an mit dem Markenschutz zu beschäftigen: Erstens sollte man einen Produktnamen so wählen, dass keine Markenrechte Dritter verletzt werden. Zweitens besteht die Gefahr, dass in der Zwischenzeit jemand anders den Namen eintragen lässt! #trademarks #IP #intellectualproperty #firstcomefirstserve #meinproduktmeinemarke

Remember when Apple Records (owned by the Beatles) sued Apple Computers in the late 70s over trademark infringement? The settlement was for a sum of money and an agreement that Apple Computers would not enter the music industry. To comply, all of the early Apple alert sound were non-musical things like frogs croaking and ducks quacking.
#twitter #X #trademarks #retrocomputing

Two things I learned today:
1. The phrase “Taco Tuesday” was trademarked, and
2. There *are* ways to turn the loss of a trademark into a positive outcome.

#Tuesday #TacoTuesday #taco #tacos #trademark #trademarks

https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/emotional-intelligence-taco-bell-taco-johns-taco-tuesday-sunk-cost-fallacy.html

@petersuber
I'm also curious what the responsibility is of the brand with regards to its #trademarks . What due diligence is owed to alleviate spam?

New blog post from the European IP Helpdesk team!
This month we focus on the trend that has been progressively expanding over the past few years: The filing of "green" trade marks 🍀
Have a nice reading!
👉 https://intellectual-property-helpdesk.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/green-trade-marks-2023-07-07_en
#trademarks #EUTM #greenTM https://t.co/Uv8DltQKq1

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IPRHelpdesk/status/1679147487595216897

Heads up: DO NOT install or use #Timu. That shit sends all your datas to servers in mainland China. Want proof? Quick Google search will show you. Plus, their vendors are #stealing #copyrighted material and infringing #trademarks from legitimate #Amazon SMB sellers.

#cybersecurity #donothackyourself #china #chinaAPT #ShittyShoppingApp #BuyAmerican

#USA #Cybersecurity #DataProtection #Privacy #USPTO #Trademarks #IP: "The federal government agency responsible for granting patents and trademarks has confirmed it inadvertently exposed about 61,000 filers’ private addresses in a years-long data spill.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) said in a notice sent to affected trademark applicants that their private domicile address — often their home address — inadvertently appeared in public records between February 2020 and March 2023.

U.S. law requires applicants to include their private address when submitting a trademark application in efforts to crack down on fraudulent trademark filings.

USPTO said the issue was discovered in one of its APIs, which allows apps used by both agency staff and filers to access a system for checking the status of pending and registered trademarks. (An API allows two things on the internet, such as an app and a server, to communicate with each other.)"
https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/28/uspto-trademark-data-api-leak/

Hmm. Feels like the first sale doctrine should apply here. #trademarks https://www.thefashionlaw.com/chanel-wages-new-trademark-lawsuit-aimed-at-upcycled-jewelry/

Tech Bro Hypocrisy # 451 : Consent
“If you make something freely available on the web, we can take it and do whatever we like with it.”
– Oh, so I can just take your company’s logo and the copy from your site and use it? Download your app and redistribute it?…
“No, those are protected by trademarks, copyright, and licenses.”

#consent #tech #technology #techBros #BigTech #SiliconValley #peopleFarmers #optIn #optOut #hypocrisy #copyright #trademarks #licenses

The company argued that the “unique commercial impression created by [its] distinct use of quotation marks” is distinguishable from the “mere use of the … phrase [FOR WALKING] without the quotation marks.” 👢 🚶‍♀️ ™️ 🙄 #trademarks #LawFedi

Off-White Lands U.S. Registration for "FOR WALKING" Trademark https://www.thefashionlaw.com/off-white-lands-u-s-registration-for-for-walking-trademark/

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-trump-small-rubio-trademark-17eaaef8fb0411a827579341a747c40d

Trademarks of living persons should not be allowed without their permission. Otherwise someone could trademark the shirt:

Joe Biden: More trips than LSD

#biden #joebiden #scotus #trademark #trademarks #Biden2024 #lsd

Want to spice up your Pentecost/Whit Monday, or even if it’s just another working day?

Is ‘Sriracha’ sauce what it says on the bottle?

It’s gaining popularity among professional chefs and people who just enjoy their food. But what exactly is it?

#GeographicalIndications #TradeMarks

https://tradebetablog.wordpress.com/2023/05/29/sriracha-sauce-the-bottle/

@QMJIP @ProfJohanna Welcome! Looking forward to stories on #Copyright #TradeMark #TradeMarks #Patent #Patents #TraditionalKnowledge #TradeSecrets #IndustrialProperty #TRIPS #WTO #WIPO #USPTO #EUIPO

#MonsterEnergy Keeps Pushing Devs To Change Their #VideoGames Titles — The #CocaCola -owned company says games that use the word #monster look too similar to its brand / #trademarks

https://kotaku.com/monster-energy-trademark-video-games-lawsuit-twitter-1850298269

Interesting TTAB case: Chooseco v. Super73 (No. 91284139). Core products differ significantly (books v. ebikes), but Chooseco's likelihood of confusion claim hinges on licensed promotional merch. Flip to page 11 to avoid confusion! #iplaw #trademarks #lawfedi
https://tsdr.uspto.gov/caseviewer/pdf?caseId=97109082&docIndex=1&searchprefix=sn#docIndex=1

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