Jack Daniel’s Cease-and-Desist Letter Goes Viral for Being Exceedingly Polite

Updated: Lawyers sometimes land in the news for mean-spirited or excessively antagonistic cease-and-desist letters dispatched to individuals who have little clue about intellectual property law. But a lawyer who defends trademarks for Jack Daniel’s whiskey is in the news for writing a cease-and-desist letter that is exceedingly polite. The Atlantic…

Jul 26, 2012 2:38 PM CDT

Obama Campaign Wins Round in Fight to Stop Website’s Sales of ‘O’ Logo Items

A federal judge has handed the Obama campaign a partial victory in its effort to stop a website’s sales of merchandise with a rising sun “O” logo. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan granted a preliminary injunction barring Demstore.com from selling items with an “O” logo trademarked in 2008, report the…

Jul 11, 2012 3:42 PM CDT

Federal Judge Says Kosher Deli Can Keep ‘Heart Attack’ Items On Menu, Add Triple Bypass Sandwich

A federal judge in Manhattan has sided with a New York delicatessen that filed a declaratory judgment action seeking a ruling that it could continue to offer a menu of “heart attack” themed high-calorie selections without violating the Lanham Act. Although the Arizona-based Heart Attack Grill has trademarked both its…

Jul 9, 2012 3:32 PM CDT

Obama Campaign Lawyers Go to Court Today in Effort to Bar Website’s ‘O’ Logo Sales

Lawyers for President Obama’s re-election campaign go to court today seeking a preliminary injunction to stop a website from selling merchandise with an “O” logo. The suit (PDF) filed in June claims the website Demstore.com is violating the trademark on the rising sun ‘O’ logo, report the Associated Press and…

Jul 9, 2012 12:06 PM CDT

Law Firm Sues Over Doppelganger Domain Name, Says Infringing Website Is Intercepting Attorney Email

A New York intellectual property boutique has filed suit against a self-proclaimed cybersecurity developer who allegedly has gained access to some law firm email through a “typosquatter” website with an almost identical name. Defendant Arthur Wesley Kenzie not only registered a doppelganger domain name intended to be mistaken for the…

Jun 25, 2012 9:42 PM CDT

Around the Blawgosphere: ALM’s New Marketing Arm; Hastings Dean Explains 20% Cut in Enrollment

ALM’s Latest Moves Last week, American Lawyer Media announced that it’s forming a “Marketing Services team that will work with clients to plan, execute and measure a comprehensive legal marketing campaign to better achieve their business goals.” “Our clients in the legal services industry are moving away from ad hoc…

Jun 1, 2012 1:30 PM CDT

Patterson Belknap Wins More Pages in Line-Spacing Spat

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler has won the right to include five extra pages in its brief opposing a dismissal motion after arguing that an opposing law firm benefited from a change in line spacing. Patterson Belknap claimed its opponent did not follow requirements for double spaced briefs, resorting instead…

May 7, 2012 11:00 AM CDT

Copycat Distillers Spur Tequila Trademark Pushback

May 1, 2012 9:10 AM CDT

Stringing Them Along? Case Details Hint at Rancorous Rationale Behind Tricky Tactics

May 1, 2012 5:30 AM CDT

Singer Files Counterclaim Against ‘Storage Wars’ Star in Battle over ‘Yuuup!’

R&B singer Trey Songz is battling Storage Wars personality Dave Hester in a lawsuit over rights to profit from the word “Yuuup!” Songz filed a counterclaim earlier this month in Hester’s trademark suit against the singer and songwriter, report the New York Daily News and TMZ. Hester, who shouts “Yuuup!”…

Apr 18, 2012 12:01 PM CDT

Microsoft Lawyer Devises Trademark Strategy to Fight Botnets, Joins US Marshals in Raid

A former prosecutor who works in the digital crimes unit for Microsoft was among the corporate employees who joined with U.S. marshals on Friday in raids targeting botnets. The lawyer, Richard Boscovich, devised a legal strategy that argues the people behind botnets, so-called “zombie armies” of computers, are violating Microsoft…

Mar 26, 2012 2:21 PM CDT

Around the Blawgosphere: Favorite Android Apps for Lawyers; How One Law Blogger Remembered Pi Digits

Android’s Turn Attorney at Work’s Joan Feldman knows that despite all the hoopla surrounding the launch of the latest Apple, some lawyers prefer Android-powered devices. She asked some notable android users—including tech bloggers—about their favorite go-to apps. Nerino Petro, who blogs at Compujurist, cites the Flex T9 Text Input app.”It…

Mar 16, 2012 4:33 PM CDT

Navajo Nation Files Trademark Suit Claiming Urban Outfitters Uses Its Name and Tribal-Type Symbols

The Navajo Nation claims in a federal lawsuit that Urban Outfitters is infringing its trademark by using its name and tribal-type patterns on merchandise. The suit filed Tuesday in federal court in New Mexico claims the retailer is using the name “Navajo” and “Navaho” on goods that compete with the…

Mar 2, 2012 4:54 PM CST

Justin Bieber’s Lawyers Are Eager to Stop Beaver App

Updated: A 99-cent app created to appeal to Justin Bieber fans has raised the ire of the pop star’s lawyers. The app is a game called Joustin’ Beaver. A press release says the app “is an homage to teen heartthrob Justin Bieber. Fans of the pop star can help guide…

Feb 24, 2012 7:42 PM CST

Jeremy Lin Seeks Trademark for ‘Linsanity’; Prior Applicant Wanted to Be Part of the Excitement

New York Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin has filed a trademark application for the word “Linsanity,” but he wasn’t the first or only person to do so. Alhambra, Calif., resident Yenchin Chang was the first to file, followed by two others, Bloomberg reports. Lin’s application was filed Feb. 13 by Arent…

Feb 24, 2012 12:37 PM CST