Chris Civil

Trademark and copyright attorney. Dodgers and Cal football fan. Occasional drummer.

[Chicago White Sox @whitesox]

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[Chris Civil @stardrummer]

@Caltrain @CaltrainAlerts Not off to a great start this week @Caltrain. It’s been rough….

[Darren Rovell @darrenrovell]

JUST IN: The US Patent & Trademark Office has issued an initial decision on Ohio State's attempt to trademark the word "THE." They have refused the application.

[University of Michigan @UMich]

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[Darren Rovell @darrenrovell]

JUST IN: The Ohio State University has filed for a trademark application to the word “THE” with an intent to use on shirts and hats. First discovered by @JoshGerben.

[RedditCFB @RedditCFB]

Pitt discovers that there’s already a company called Shop 412 holds a trademark for using the “412” on clothing (in fact, a cursory USPTO search would’ve turned up 18 live trademarks with the number); this is why big companies run things through legal:
https://t.co/zLnz5hJAE2

[HBO @HBO]

How do you say trademark misuse in Dothraki?

[Chris Civil @stardrummer]

https://t.co/6mnjaeKemE

[Bill Donahue @Bill__Donahue]

Anyhow, the cert. petition is now due September 7. If you or your clients are planning to register a profanity-laden slogan, stay tuned.

[Bill Donahue @Bill__Donahue]

BREAKING: 5th Circ. says a real-life Krusty Krab eatery — the same name as a fictional burger joint in the Nickelodeon cartoon “SpongeBob Squarepants” — would infringe Viacom's #trademarks:

[Eriq Gardner ✍️ @eriqgardner]

Cursive! If one's distinctive voice has been deemed a protected right, how about handwriting?

[RedditCFB @RedditCFB]

This, umm... confused shirt was found in the southern Alabama by /u/WinstonMcFlurry:

[Christina Gagnier @ChristinaForCA]

UMBC files for trademarks after historic upset https://t.co/IR0L7mR22i

[Chris Civil @stardrummer]

Parent company of Tinder sues Bumble for TM infringement, trade dress, and patent infringement (among others). Tinder claims common law rights to “swipe right” and “swipe left”; has Fed. TM ® For SWIPE.

https://t.co/bm3VDP0VKD

[EFF @EFF]

The Internet lost a hero today. EFF is mourning the loss of our visionary co-founder, John Perry Barlow. https://t.co/oaf7hgKsOL

[Chris Civil @stardrummer]

https://t.co/8dD8aIhkXY

[Techmeme @Techmeme]

Podcast network TWiT is suing Twitter, alleging breach of contract and trademark infringement in connection with the distribution of audio and video content (@meganrosedickey / TechCrunch)

https://t.co/Id2ZH0HvCf
https://t.co/7CHi5rgzcX

[Chris Civil @stardrummer]

Federal Circuit Makes Way for FUCT, Striking Down the Statutory Bar on Immoral or Scandalous Trademark Registrations as Unconstitutional https://t.co/pgCk1VQV8n

[Chris Civil @stardrummer]

Man behind Trademark Compliance Center scam sentenced to 8 years in federal prison https://t.co/6fVPljV2JX

[Bill Donahue @Bill__Donahue]

ICYMI: Overturning TTAB, fed judge rules 'https://t.co/693wHc1gcC' not generic, can be registered as #trademark: https://t.co/20JveOg9Oc