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October 25, 2011
Robert Maresca Tried to Trademark "Occupy Wall Street," Says He's Not a Jerk
emilydickensonridesabmxThis is not one of Maresca's Occupy Wall Street shirts.Robert Maresca has been the object of a certain amount of ridicule ever since it was revealed yesterday that he has applied for a trademark for the phrase "Occupy Wall Street." Initially published at The Smoking Gu ... More >>
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June 6, 2011
Laurent Tourondel Owns the BLT (The Name, Not the Sandwich)
The man, the brandWho would have thought the acronym BLT would be so controversial? Really, can you really own the trademark to the ubiquitous sandwich? Apparently so. Crain's delves into the legal battle between chef Laurent Tourondel and his ex-business partner Jimmy Haber. The Frenchma ... More >>
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April 8, 2011
MTA Goes After East Village Artist for Painting on Used Metrocards [Updated]
Some of the artist's work.The big bad wolf is hungry. Or jealous? EV Grieve today alerted us to the matter of East Village artist VH McKenzie, who has been creating oil paintings on discarded Metrocards that she then sells on Etsy for $48 apiece. The MTA found out about this, and sent her the ... More >>
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March 31, 2011
Q&A: The Slants' Simon Young on How His Band's Name Should Have the Same Legal Protection as The Name N.W.A.
The Slants bill themselves as "Chinatown Dance Rock," which means they have no problem copping to the fact they sound like "the Asian version of the Killers." The Portland, Oregon-based group, who come to Union Hall next month, made news recently when they attempted to trademark their name, but th ... More >>
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March 7, 2011
Lady Gaga Sues Over Baby Gaga Breast Milk Ice Cream
That 'Baby Gaga' breast milk ice cream that some enterprising London restaurant started peddling last month? It turns out that those with gag reflexes aren't the only ones who disapprove.
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March 2, 2011
Julian Assange Doesn't Want to Trademark His Name, But He Must
It's a nonstop job for WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange to defend themselves against the endless onslaught of biased journalists that may or may not be a part of a vast ("Jewish") conspiracy. After yesterday's battle with the British magazine Private Eye, over the level of Jewishness ... More >>
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February 15, 2011
The Huffington Post Trademarks the Letter "H"
For journalists, it's worth wondering what kind of document request Gawker reporter John Cook used to figure out that Arianna Huffington and her recently really rich website The Huffington Post successfully trademarked two variations on the capital letter "H." Maybe Cook just got a wacky tip ... More >>
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September 13, 2010
Forget Banh Mi Beefs. Introducing the Brooklyn Winery Wars.
"Lucy! You got some 'splainin to do!" Remember good, ol' fashioned Brooklyn banh mi rivalries? Well, the borough has now graduated to winery wars. The Brooklyn Paper reported today that a squabble has broken out between two wineries in Brooklyn, but one of them now says the episode is a non-i ... More >>
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September 3, 2010
Eddie Huang Trademarks the Chairman Bao Name
Yesterday's pun may turn into tomorrow's lawsuit.Back in May, Eddie Huang was none too pleased to learn that a new San Francisco food truck called the Chairman Bao had apparently appropriated the name of one of Huang's signature creations at Baohaus. Huang told us that he was planning to trav ... More >>
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March 10, 2010
Judge Rules That City Owns Tavern on the Green Name
Bridge and Tunnel ClubTavern on the Green in less fraught days.Bad news for Tavern on the Green's 450-plus creditors: a federal judge ruled earlier today that the city, not the LeRoy family, owns the restaurant's name. The New York Times reports that Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum ruled that ... More >>
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November 16, 2009
Christina Tosi Explains Why the Her Crack Pie Is Now Trademarked
GlenwoodNYC.comEdible intellectual property. Sometime during the past couple of months, new additions appeared on the Momofuku Milk Bar and Bakery menu: 'TM' symbols next to the cereal milk, compost cookie, and crack pie. Had someone been caught in the act of trying to copycat Christina Tosi ... More >>
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June 10, 2008
Anti-Energy Drink Feud
GlenwoodNYC.comEdible intellectual property. Sometime during the past couple of months, new additions appeared on the Momofuku Milk Bar and Bakery menu: 'TM' symbols next to the cereal milk, compost cookie, and crack pie. Had someone been caught in the act of trying to copycat Christina Tosi ... More >>
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January 13, 2004
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GlenwoodNYC.comEdible intellectual property. Sometime during the past couple of months, new additions appeared on the Momofuku Milk Bar and Bakery menu: 'TM' symbols next to the cereal milk, compost cookie, and crack pie. Had someone been caught in the act of trying to copycat Christina Tosi ... More >>
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November 30, 1999
e-Toy Story
GlenwoodNYC.comEdible intellectual property. Sometime during the past couple of months, new additions appeared on the Momofuku Milk Bar and Bakery menu: 'TM' symbols next to the cereal milk, compost cookie, and crack pie. Had someone been caught in the act of trying to copycat Christina Tosi ... More >>
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Robert Maresca Tried to Trademark "Occupy Wall Street," Says He's Not a Jerk

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Laurent Tourondel Owns the BLT (The Name, Not the Sandwich)

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MTA Goes After East Village Artist for Painting on Used Metrocards [Updated]

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Q&A: The Slants' Simon Young on How His Band's Name Should Have the Same Legal Protection as The Name N.W.A.

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Lady Gaga Sues Over Baby Gaga Breast Milk Ice Cream

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Julian Assange Doesn't Want to Trademark His Name, But He Must

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The Huffington Post Trademarks the Letter "H"

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Forget Banh Mi Beefs. Introducing the Brooklyn Winery Wars.

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Eddie Huang Trademarks the Chairman Bao Name

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Judge Rules That City Owns Tavern on the Green Name

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Christina Tosi Explains Why the Her Crack Pie Is Now Trademarked

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