Think back to math class. Do you remember learning about pi? It’s that funny little greek letter that looks like this π. It is used to represent the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter and is roughly defined as 3.14159 no matter how large or small the circle is. It is one of […]
Frozen, the Disney movie released in 2013 was recently declared as the highest grossing animated movie of all time. To date, it has grossed almost 1.1 billion dollars! Yes – that’s right – billion with a “B.” In fact, it is the only animated movie to make over 1 billion dollars. Of course, with that […]
If you have not watched the TV Show “Shark Tank”, it is a show where small business entrepreneurs and inventors go to appear on TV to “be discovered”. This led Scott Jordan, the inventor of TEC (Technology Enabled Clothing) to appear on the show. But there was a nasty little clause in the agreement to […]
Who Dat!”- The supporting cry for the New Orleans Saints is actually trademarked by a few San Antonio musicians. In 1983, Steve and Sal Monistere recorded their own version of “The Saints Go Marching In” with a “who dat” chant in the song and shortly thereafter trademarked both the “Who Dat!” And “Who Dat?” phrases. […]
It’s hard to image how any intellectual property news or trademark law can be part of an April Fool’s joke, but the anarcho-capitalists of Keene, NH were able to pull it off, if even for just an hour or two. Free Keene is a loosely organized group of self-titled anarchists, libertarians and “voluntaryists” who openly […]
In 1923, a silent film titled Safety Last! was released. Although this film is rarely seen or even discussed anymore, it is still considered one of the top 100 films ever created by the American Film Institute. In it was a scene where a young child, played by Harold Lloyd, is seen dangling from the […]
USPTO Closed on March 3, 2014 due to weather.
First it was Angry Birds. Then it was Candy Crush. Just recently, Flappy Birds became “THE” game to download and play. Grown adults were taking to twitter to complain about how addicting the game is and how they’d rather play the game than make dinner for their children. Children were failing homework because they’d rather […]
In another Goliath versus David trademark battle, Bubble by Brooks successfully triumphs over corporate giant Brooks Brothers in the rights to keep “Brooks” company name. Over a year ago, Bubble by Brooks owner, Amy Brooks received a trademark infringement action lawsuit from high end clothier Brooks Brothers. The Brooks Brothers attorneys stated in their case […]
