http://importance.corante.com/ en-us ernest.miller@aya.yale.edu 2005-07-13T09:45:58-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/13/coca_cola_threatening_lawsuit_against_political_art.php The India Resource Center reports that the Coca Cola company is going after an Indian artist whose commentary on Coca Cola's policies incorporates their logo (Coca-Cola Threatens Top Indian Photographer with Lawsuit).Mr. Haksar, a leading international photographer and winner of... 6324@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-07-13T09:45:58-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/04/profile_of_a_trademark_abuser.php The New York Times has a good article on a trademark abuser (He Says He Owns the Word 'Stealth' (Actually, He Claims 'Chutzpah,' Too)).Over the last few years, Leo Stoller has written dozens of letters to companies and organizations and... 6280@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-07-04T09:53:51-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/29/eff_files_trademark_lawsuit_for_use_of_trademark_in_magazine_name.php Derek Slater, blogging for EFF's DeepLinks brings news of a new trademark case to prove the right of a magazine to use the trademark of the item it covers in the name of a magazine (Yet More Lost in the... 6250@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-29T14:37:14-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/28/when_u_beats_1800contacts.php Eric Goldman has a must-read summary of a recent trademark/internet keywords case (Important 2d Circuit Adware Case--1-800 Contacts v. WhenU).The court found that WhenU was not liable for trademark infringement as a matter of law: "We hold that, as a... 6243@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-28T14:52:52-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/20/no_trademark_for_clear_containers.php Over on the Technology & Marketing Law Blog attorney John Ottaviani notes that the Federal Circuit affirmed, per curiam, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, which had denied Pennzoil's attempt to trademark a clear motor oil container (Federal Circuit Refuses... 6136@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-20T22:06:16-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/20/expertise_in_tween_girls_questioned.php This is Australian law, not US law, but Inchoate found quite an amusing passage in a trademark case involving magazines aimed at young girls between 6-13 years ("tweens"). (Girl Power?). From the decision:I am not satisfied that Mr Lindstrom’s evidence... 6123@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-20T15:40:02-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/20/hey_thats_my_handbag_design.php Good article in the New York Times on small fashion creators and how the big manufacturers knock off their designs (That Looks Familiar. Didn't I Design It?). How creativity and intellectual property work in the fashion industry is fascinating and... 6114@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-20T10:37:59-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/18/history_of_the_starbucks_siren.php Deadprogrammer's Cafe has quite an interesting article on the origins of the mermaid in the Starbucks logo and how it has evolved (How the Starbucks Siren Became Less Naughty). via PHOSITA UPDATE More on Mermaids/Sirens here: The Mermaid.... 6096@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-18T08:38:18-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/17/licensed_goldfish.php GloFish are fluorescent fish that were originally bred to help detect environmental pollutants. Read the GloFish FAQ: About GloFish. Of course, who wouldn't want a flourescent fish for the dull, unexciting fish tank at home? So, they are now available... 6095@http://importance.corante.com/ Patent 2005-06-17T11:55:59-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/16/trademark_problems_for_firefox.php There are a number of trademark problems for the open-source browser Firefox, according to a report in ZD Net Australia, some of which have to do with the interplay between trademark and open source (Firefox Faces Trademark Squabble).... 6076@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-16T11:55:32-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/01/icann_approves_xxx_top_level_domain.php The Associated Press reports that ICANN has approved a new top-level domain ".xxx" (Internet Group OKs 'xxx' Web Addresses). Read ICANN's brief announcement here: ICANN Moves Forward in First Phase Commercial & Technical Negotiations with an Additional sTLD Applicant. ICM... 5881@http://importance.corante.com/ Internet 2005-06-01T20:54:06-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/05/29/where_does_fan_fiction_end_and_copyrighttrademark_begin.php Scrivener's Error posts a coda to what has been a long and very illuminating discussion about what place fan fiction should play in copyright law. His conclusion? Basically, it should be part of trademark law: Fan Fiction: The End (of... 5827@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-05-29T21:39:27-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/05/27/trademark_parody_okay_says_south_africas_constitutional_court.php Larry Lessig reports that the Constitutional Court of South Africa has decided a trademark parody case in favor of the parodists, Laugh it Off (A Potentially EXTREMELY Important South African Constitutional Court Decision). Background on the "Black Labour - White... 5787@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-05-27T09:33:03-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/05/26/nuanced_view_of_relevant_market_in_antitrust_case.php On the Trademark Blog Martin Schwimmer notes an antitrust case that has a nuanced view of relevant markets for antitrust based upon trademarks (Exclusive Licensed Products May Constitute Separate Market For Antitrust Analysis):The defendants had argued trademarks only indicate the... 5771@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-05-26T15:02:23-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2004/03/22/copyfight_the_remix.php Donna Wentworth has made her blog, Copyfight, a must-read since its beginning. That is why I am honored to join her and some most excellent colleagues in continuing Copyfight as a group blog. I will be posting along with Elizabeth... 5067@http://importance.corante.com/ News 2004-03-22T16:56:27-08:00