Amen! Top of the Lake is so, so good.

Posted this on Hamilton's article, but I think it warrants repeating:

Kat, I didn't quite understand what binary/non-binary means, and I'm embarrassed to admit that I'd never even heard the terms before in this context. A little searching, and I found this great article that you shared last year.

In my experience drafting franchise agreements, I can confirm that most include a Dealt With clause with boilerplate language. Basically, these define the punishment of insubordinate franchisees as including (but not limited to) tying up said franchisee and whipping them with sriracha-coated scourges until rational…

Woof. No way!

I get little typos like that, hell I do it all the time. But how much you want to bet that the administrative aide noticed the error and didn't care enough to take half a second to fix it? There's no pride in her work, no respect for the victim, no interest to create an accurate record. Sickening.

Our TM paralegals might be to differ, ha. But seriously, I always tell people trademark law isn't too difficult but goodness it is complicated. You will always be in demand!

I'm not flexible enough right now for legs akimbo, let me get back into yoga for a few months years before you make the introduction.

Doesn't matter if she says it on the album, just matters if she sells the goods/offers the services that are described in the trademark applications related to the mark. You could legit register INSPECTOR SPACETIME if you used it in connection with the sale of, say, dog tags. Just be sure you are prepared for a…

You can't sign your name to trademark matters as an attorney before the USPTO without dirct knowledge or approval from your client. It's much more stringent with patents than trademarks, but we don't sign shit for trademark clients at my firm unless the law requires an attorney signature. We especially require their…

I'm officially an obnoxious lawyer. I can write succinct comments, I swear!

Totally agree with you. A good USPTO Examiner might reject the marks as being generic or merely descriptive of the described goods/services. I went into this ad nauseum in another comment, but this will depend quite a bit on the respective goods/services. I can't help but give examples, forgive me - if I tried to…

Class 9 is like that fourth laundry hamper, also known as the floor of my closet. It's not cotton, it's not delicate, it's not dry cleaning? Eh, just throw it Class 9.

I think Kinja would actually fall under Class 42 for online services? Off to the PTO I go!

I'd take that nomination! But the IP lawyer in me wants to make sure it's okay to change the title to Knows About Intellectual Property Shizz- copyrights, trademarks, and patents all fall under IP, but they're all discrete areas of the law. I mainly practice in patents and trademarks, but I do handle some copyright…

I managed to take zero IP classes in law school and ended up in IP, ha! Probably for the best.

Trademark law is the kinda the black sheep of intellectual property. Patent and copyright law have their roots in the Constitution (I'll save that discussion for another day, but it's fascinating!), but trademark law is rooted in consumer protection, not brand protection. Trademarks are an indicator of source, meaning…

My first day, and I'm already double posting. I have so much to learn.

Hey, thanks! I could talk about this stuff all day (wait, I do talk about this stuff all day!). Basically, you can still say sick beats all you want. When you secure a federal trademark registration, your rights to the exclusive use of that mark are limited to the goods/services listed in the application.