Meet The Bloggers V at INTA

Michael Atkins (a/k/a the Seattle Trademark Lawyer) has graciously offered to host "Meet the Bloggers V" at this year's INTA Annual Meeting in Seattle.

Date: Monday, May 18

Time: 6-9 p.m.

Place: Graham & Dunn, Pier 70, 2801 Alaskan Way, Suite 300, Seattle

iFart lawsuit making some noise

Lots of recent postings and press on the iFart v. Pull My Finger lawsuit (best headline so far:  Odor In The Court)

Who says Trademark Lawyers are just Hot Air?

InfoMedia Inc., creator of the iFart Mobile application, filed a federal lawsuit against Air-O-Matic, Inc. seeking a declaratory judgment that its use of "pull my finger" was fair use.

Anyone else surpised that the case wasn't filed in Chicago (the "Windy City")?

Now here's one way to respond to a demand letter...

Heh

TTABlog's Top TTAB Decisions for 2008

John Welch over at the TTABlog has posted his annual listing of the Top Ten TTAB Decisions (part one is here, and part two is here).

If you don't subscribe to the TTABlog, you should!

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Oh this is rich....

Martin Schwimmer at The Trademark Blog reports that CitiGroup, fresh on the heels of their $45 Billion federal bailout last year, has sued a Brooklyn pawn shop which had been using the name ALL CITI PAWN. (Martin has posted a copy of the Complaint on his blog and here.)

Lawsuits, Trademark Infringement

Settling a Trademark Dispute by Kicking the Lawyers Out

Ryan Gile (aka the Las Vegas Trademark Attorney), reports that the Monster Cable vs. Monster Mini Golf trademark dispute has apparently settled.

Best takeaway is in the comment posted by Monster Mini Golf:

"The turning point came when we were on a conference call with Noel and Kevin Lee, and lawyers from both sides, and we were getting absolutely nowhere with lawyers governing every move. About an hour into it, it got so annoying, that someone suggested kicking all the lawyers out, and we all agreed to give that a try. From there, the conversation flowed pretty smoothly, and we were able to speak freely and frankly with Noel and Kevin, and both sides got an understanding of each other's positions."

When are we lawyers going to realize that it's not all about us?

Lawsuit, Trademark Infringement, Lawyers