James Bond franchise owners request more time to defend control of 007 spy name https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/27/james-bond-franchise-owners-request-more-time-to-defend-control-of-007-spy-name
Dubai-based property developer has challenged trademark registrations over lack of use
#trademark #franchises #nonuse #Bond #007

Going, going, gone: Scam websites imitating famous brands are luring in victims on social media. What can be done? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/24/scam-websites-imitating-famous-brands-on-social-media-ads #trademark #passingoff #consumerlaw #socialmedia #auslaw #auspol #advertising

I would like to get back to cat and comics post, but unfortunately I have to try and get attention to what is going on over at Pinterest. Hopefully soon back to our original programming.

5 years ago today, Pinterest told me my account had been suspended by mistake, because "sometimes good accounts get caught in the mix".

So, I am going to do a little thread on #Pinterest #cybersecurity #trademark #copyright

Maybe @Dockers opted for the misspelled "TruTemp" #branding because #philosophy had already taken "Truetemp".

Aside: I recently published new data about #thoughtExperiments like Truetemp:
https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/anaf015
https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/y8sdm

‘Incredible boost’: EU touts prospect of breakthrough on trade pact https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/incredible-boost-europe-touts-prospect-of-breakthrough-on-elusive-trade-pact-20250517-p5lzzo.html
The EU ambassador to Australia has signalled that Europe is open to compromise on the use of names such as prosecco and feta by Australian producers. #GIs #trademark #trade #wine

This is the kind of labor-empowering tech @jesse and I highlight in "The Secret Life of Data." We actually discussed a precursor called UberCheats that told drivers how much the company was shorting them per ride. It got taken down for bogus #trademark violation claims.

https://www.businessinsider.com/gigu-app-uber-lyft-doordash-drivers-ride-pay-analysis-2025-5

Joplin® is now officially a U.S. Trademark!

This recognition strengthens our brand, protects our identity, and ensures a trusted experience for our amazing community! #Trademark #Joplin

Tesla, ya basic!

USPTO refuses Tesla Robotaxi trademark as “merely descriptive”

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/05/robotaxi-and-cybercab-are-too-unoriginal-to-trademark-uspto-tells-tesla/

ऑपरेशन सिंदूर ट्रेडमार्क: रिलायंस समेत चार आवेदनों की होड़, कौन जीतेगा?
#News #OperatipnSindoor #TradeMark #RightNews

https://rightnewsindia.com/operation-sindoor-trademark-four-applicants-including-reliance-compete-who-will-win/

Meta and Shopify urged to act as scale of ‘ghost stores’ preying on Australian online shoppers revealed https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/may/04/meta-and-shopify-urged-to-act-as-scale-of-ghost-stores-preying-on-australian-online-shoppers-revealed-ntwnfb #consumerlaw #fakes #trademark #counterfeiting

Sydney woman who sold a cartoon cat T-shirt told to pay US$100,000 in Grumpy Cat #trademark case https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/26/sydney-woman-who-sold-a-cartoon-cat-t-shirt-told-to-pay-us100000-in-grumpy-cat-copyright-case

#WotC gave the "Deck of Many Things" to the community in the #SRD 5.1, issued under a #creativecommons #license. Now they are trying to claw the term back and #trademark it. Here's why they can't do that.

https://open.substack.com/pub/thaumavore/p/i-drafted-a-legal-argument-against

Yowza - trying to take a donated open source project back. That's not how it works
https://www.cncf.io/blog/2025/04/24/protecting-nats-and-the-integrity-of-open-source-cncfs-commitment-to-the-community/ #trademark #OpenSource

"Without IP law, the structure of the 21st century would degenerate into warlord-managed fiefdoms where the organizations with the most power to intimidate would take what they wanted and deny others." www.theregister.com/2025/04/22/b... Don't Delete IP #law #copyright #patent #trademark #brand

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ut42x3b636n2pedgpa6swasb/post/3lngthcxau22j

Bad trip coming for AI hype as...

Kenya Moore Files Trademark For Daughter Brooklyn Amid RHOA Exit https://shinemycrown.com/kenya-moore-files-trademark-for-daughter-brooklyn-amid-rhoa-exit/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #KenyaMoore #BrooklynDaly #RHOA #RealityTV #Trademark

I remember in times past when INTA used to care about the law #trademark

Aussie Designer Katie Perry Takes Her Trademark Case Against Katy Perry To High Court

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/16/aussie-designer-katie-perry-takes-her-trademark-case-against-katy-perry-to-high-court/

https://mastodon.social/@mrtechking/114347093286849633
mrtechking@mastodon.social - New tech beef: Figma tells AI competitor Lovable to stop using Dev Mode. Figma trademarked the common term, but Lovable is pushing back. Is this just trademark defense or cracking down on a rising star?
#Figma #Lovable #Trademark

WTF - https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=98045640&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch

New tech beef: Figma tells AI competitor Lovable to stop using Dev Mode. Figma trademarked the common term, but Lovable is pushing back. Is this just trademark defense or cracking down on a rising star?
#Figma #Lovable #Trademark