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Trademark Confusion on Orchid Lane
Upon seeing/hearing Orchid, how many will commit Orchard to memory instead? Based on my experience, in residing on Orchid Lane more than a quarter-century, I’d venture to say, far more than you might...
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Introducing the (Wuhan) Gong Show?
Photo Credit: G. Baird The Gong Show was a quirky and absurdly amusing talent show from the 70s. It was created, produced, and hosted for a number of years by Chuck Barris. The gong was beaten by one...
View ArticlePursuit in Series or Parallel?
Almost forty years ago, that question prompted me to rethink my engineering path after three semesters, knowing an electronic circuits lab awaited my fourth. Over winter break, thumbing through the...
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Rapala Billboard Ad Collection for 2020
Obi-Wan Kenobi, Chuck Norris, and a Walleye Sandwich have what in common? Well, each of the three are called to mind in Rapala’s 2020 billboard ad campaign. If you’ve been with us since the beginning,...
View ArticleNEVER Means Forever, Until it Doesn’t
Never is supposed to last forever. Forever is never supposed to come to an end. Neither are possible to measure in time, for as long as they continue to be true. The wait for either to fail, can last...
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Welcome Back to TM Incapability and Merely Informational USPTO Refusals
Welcome back to another edition of Merely Informational and Incapable Marks. The above neighborhood Applebee’s is on my usual route to going anywhere from our home, so I’m predicting I’ve passed by...
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2020 Midwest IP Institute in the Books
Hearty thanks to Colette Durst, Stephen Lee, and Susan Perera, for generously sharing their insights and perspectives about trademark nominative fair use. By all accounts, the Midwest IP Institute was...
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Rapala Continues Fishing for Attention
Over the past dozen years, we’ve been admiring Rapala’s annual creative billboard campaign that continues to maintain the same eye-catching look and feel. Love the white canvas, the red stylized Rapala...
View ArticleThe New Washington Football Name is “Commanding” Some New Attention
The really big news that commanded attention was back in July 2020, when the NFL franchise near Washington, D.C. announced it would be “retiring the R*dskins name and logo.” You may recall this gem:...
View ArticleShort and Sweet Wisdom from Seth
Over the weekend, Seth Godin shared some wisdom that resonated, In or out: Often overlooked is how uncomfortable it is to sit on a fence. Get in or get out. Wasting time sitting on the fence wastes far...
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