More Thoughts on the Brave New World of X-Rated Trademarks
By Yes, you are looking at the one-word trademark whose registration dispute eventually reached the United States ...
Literary Foreplay: How the Pros Get You in the Mood!
While out in Phoenix last week I had the pleasure of spending a delightful afternoon with ...
Winnie-the-Pooh and Hemingway, too! Happy Public Domain Day
The past few New Year's Days, and every January 1st going forward, herald a special event ...
Trademarks, Pelotons, and Heart Attacks: The Sex in the City Trifecta
During my years as an intellectual property lawyer, I have gathered a collection of NSFW cases ...
Why Is the Wisest Advice in the World so Hard to Follow?
Many years ago I came across some words of wisdom from Mark Twain that have both ...
Jay Gatsby and Notorious B.I.G.: A Match Made in Baseball Heaven
Ah, baseball season has arrived! And with it, the joy of the walk-up song. For the ...
Fathers and Sons and the Iliad: An Apology to Homer
I confess to a failure to appreciate certain works of literature that bask in universal acclaim. ...
Tonto, Aunt Jemima, and the Challenge of Oblivious Bias
Surrounded by dozens of hostile Indians on horseback waving rifles and tomahawks, the Lone Ranger turns ...
Remarkable Graveyards and Sad Words of Wisdom
As our days in St. Louis grow shorter--we move to Chicago in November--Margi and I took ...
From Covfefe to Aunt Jemima R.I.P.–Trademarks in the Era of Black Lives Matter
In my day job as an intellectual property lawyer I've been blogging occasionally about the strange ...
