Steve Baird on Trademark Bullying

The INTA “Trademark Bullying” Straitjacket

This past week I’ve been pondering a question of great importance: When might a straitjacket double as a life vest? The answer actually arrived last Monday during INTA’s “The Ethics of Trademark Bullying” panel discussion at...more

5/13/2013 - Trademark Bullying Trademarks

Minnesota to Own “Trademark Bullies”

Minnesota is positioned once again to take legislative ownership of the ”trademark bullying” debate. Putting aside the serious questions of whether new laws are needed and whether a state as opposed to a federal solution can...more

3/18/2013 - Attorney's Fees Proposed Legislation Trademark Bullying Trademarks

Monster Cable Ordered to Pay Monster Daddy Attorneys Fees in Meritless Appeal

Techdirt has written extensively about why Monster Cable is considered ”somewhat famous as a trademark bully.” Numerous comments to a TTABlog post reinforce this view....more

2/20/2013 - Appeals Attorney's Fees Monster Cable Monster Daddy Trademark Bullying Trademarks

NFL Thwarts Ownership of Harbowl TM

As many have written about before me, the NFL is quite protective of its rights in the SUPER BOWL trademark, so much so that some think it has earned the pejorative ”trademark bully” label, so I spilled a little digital ink...more

1/28/2013 - NFL Super Bowl Trademark Bullying Trademarks

Supreme Court Upholds Nike’s Promise to “Break the Wrist, and Walk Away”

Not every day does the United States Supreme Court weigh in on a topic impacting the trademark world, but it did so yesterday in Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc., a case illustrating what can happen when a trademark plaintiff wants...more

1/10/2013 - Infringement Lanham Act Nike SCOTUS Trademark Bullying Trademarks

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Steve Baird

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