Should we start a Revolution @ Trademarks ? ™ © ® ™

[Michael Ehrhardt]

Should we start a Revolution @ Trademarks ?

Yes , i think we should

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Here is my Story

I bought the domain : dsds.tv @ Sedo.de for around 300.-$

A few weeks later RTL germany took the domain away from me
RTL germany has a TV show called : dsds ( Deutschland Sucht den Superstar )

WTF

A trademark, trade mark', or trade-mark is a recognizable sign, design, or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others, although trademarks used to identify services are usually called service marks.
The trademark owner can be an individual, business organization, or any legal entity. A trademark may be located on a package, a label, a voucher, or on the product itself. For the sake of corporate identity, trademarks are often displayed on company buildings.

What is a trademark and what does it protect?

Trademarks, copyrights, and patents protect different types of intellectual property. A trademark typically protects brand names and logos used on goods and services. A copyright protects an original artistic or literary work. A patent protects an invention.



What does it mean to have a TM ?
Why does a TM include any domain ?

let,s start on the TM : Apple

there are more than 400 TM for the term : Apple ( and these are not only Apple computer )
Should every supermarket now be sued for selling Apples ?

How is it even possible to TM the term Apple ?

what about NOKIA ?

there is a Car named : KIA
there is a company named NOKIA

this is insane

i was so happy when i heard that Rick Schwartz lost his case on DomainKing.biz

first : nobody has the right to be a King
second : that he even got the TM on DomainKing was wrong
third : nobody need,s a King

Did you know that you can delete a TM ?
Did you know that there are so many categries to get a TM ?

for Example : you even can get a TM Facebook for perfume or soap

to the point

What do you think about TM ?

i don,t like any kind of TM and i will fight them !

So , let,s start a Revolution

First come first serve

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

Whois nameshield?

when you got a domain with TM namshield take over and than they transfer

https://www.nameshield.com/

 

[N-A]

Moreover, the Respondent has stated nothing of substance.

Source: http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DTV2014-0005

Seems like you tried to challenge a UDRP the same way you post on NamePros.

 

[ZapNano]

Another scamm company...

 

[ZapNano]

@David Walker YOU IS MEAN! Stop!

 

[ZapNano]

Get a life and grow up!!

 

[ZapNano]

Why you Always have to bring other stuff. @Eric Lyon please control this mean person.

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

David - you here ?

Welcome

since when do you speak german ?

 

[ZapNano]

IS NOT EVEN FUNNY!!

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

Moreover, the Respondent has stated nothing of substance.

Source: http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DTV2014-0005

Seems like you tried to challenge a UDRP the same way you post on NamePros.

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
ENTSCHEIDUNG DES BESCHWERDEPANELS
RTL Television GmbH v. Michael Ehrhardt
Verfahren Nr. DTV2014-0005
1. Die Parteien
Beschwerdeführerin ist die RTL Television GmbH aus Köln, Deutschland, vertreten durch BPM Legal, Deutschland.

Beschwerdegegner ist Michael Ehrhardt aus Bremerhaven, Deutschland.


7. Entscheidung
Aus den vorgenannten Gründen ordnet das Beschwerdepanel gemäß Paragrafen 4(i) der Richtlinie und 15 der Verfahrensordnung an, dass der Domainname <dsds.tv> auf die Beschwerdeführerin übertragen wird.

Andrea Jaeger-Lenz a german Lawyer !!! funny right
Einzelbeschwerdepanelmitglied
Datum: 20. Januar 2015

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

IS NOT EVEN FUNNY!!

@ZapNano : don,t worry

it is David we are talking about

i a have a very good firewall
he even don,t get close to me

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

7. decision

For the above reasons the Panel orders under paragraphs 4 (i) of the Policy and 15 of the Rules of Procedure, that the domain name is transferred to the Complainant <dsds.tv>.

Andrea Jaeger-Lenz
Single Board Panel Member
Date: January 20, 2015

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Andrea Jaeger-Lenz is specialized in advice, litigation and dispute settlement in intellectual property and unfair competition law. She represents clients in disputes in these areas in front of the German courts. She acts for her clients in German and Community trademark and design procedures in front of the competent offices. This includes the litigation in trademark and design procedures in front of the German Federal Patent Court as well as the General Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union. Andrea Jaeger-Lenz is experienced in the management of large trademark and design portfolios and in the drafting of license and demarcation agreements.

paid by RTL

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

Get a life and grow up!!

maybe David need a wife

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

this can happen 2 all of u guys

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[Michael Ehrhardt]

this can happen to all of your domains

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[Michael Ehrhardt]

Paris
has a long history of badgering domain name owners. It once convinced a rogue panelist to transfer the domain name Parvi.org in a UDRP. That decision was overturned in a U.S. court and Ville de Paris was found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking.

The city has also gone after anyone with Paris in their domain names, including
Paris.com, Paris.tv and even WifiParis.com.

don,t visit Paris !!!

 

[ZapNano]

Paris
has a long history of badgering domain name owners. It once convinced a rogue panelist to transfer the domain name Parvi.org in a UDRP. That decision was overturned in a U.S. court and Ville de Paris was found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking.

The city has also gone after anyone with Paris in their domain names, including
Paris.com, Paris.tv and even WifiParis.com.

don,t visit Paris !!!

How about "Paris Jackson" is she gonna be subject to TM violation?

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

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Sigh: Oculu File Trademark Dispute Against Oculus Rift
By John Walker on February 12th, 2014 at 6:00 pm.

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More trademark bullshittery is taking place, this time targeted at Oculus Rift.
The 3D goggles are being taken to court by a company you’ve never heard of called Oculu, for “false designation of origin, trademark dilution and unfair competition”. So what 3D virtual reality hardware do Oculu make?
Oh, wait, hang on – they appear to be a business-oriented video streaming service.

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

Kardashians, Caitlyn Jenner, and More Celebrity Trademark Nonsense
June 3, 2015 Posted in Trademarks


Kendal and Kylie Jenner have filed applications to claim trademark rights in their names with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The applications for KENDALL JENNER, KYLIE JENNER and KENDALL & KYLIE were filed last month based on an intent to use the marks in commerce in the future. (Does anyone else think it is super odd that Bruce Jenner adopted the name “Caitlyn” Jenner for his new gender identity – eschewing the family “K” names in favor of a “C” spelling?).

As I wrote here a few weeks ago, a name is usually not a trademark. A name can become a trademark if used to sell goods or services in a trademark manner. This is not the same as a celebrity endorsement. Rather, it is the association of a name with a particular product or service among consumers over time. Think George Foreman Grill® but not Chuck Woolery and Australian Dream arthritis cream.

What is the product or service that the Kardashians offer in connection with their “marks”? Apparently a line of clothing is among the branded goods, as evidenced by a federal registration for KENDALL & KYLIE issued in 2013 in connection with “belts; bottoms; coats; dresses; footwear; head-wear; jackets; lounge-wear; scarves; swimwear; tops.” A picture of the specimen of use is shown here. I only wish they had submitted a picture of the entire garment so I could see what “lounge-wear” looks like.

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

Sony loses attempt to trademark Let’s Play

GameCentral for Metro.co.uk


Everyone objected to Sony’s nonsense
The US Patent and Trademark Office has told Sony it can’t trademark the term ‘Let’s Play’, which will remain public domain.

Games companies get up to a lot of strange things, but this is one of those times where it’s impossible to imagine what Sony thought they were doing or how they imagined this would work.

A few weeks ago Sony Computer Entertainment America tried to trademark the phrase ‘Let’s Play’, which is widely used across the Internet to describe video footage of ordinary people playing games.

Despite not being associated with the PlayStation more than any other format, if Sony was successful it would’ve meant that nobody else could use the term without their permission.


Quite why Sony wanted to make themselves public enemy number one across the whole of YouTube we don’t know, but thankfully the US Patent and Trademark Office has told them not to be so silly.

Well, probably not those exact words but they did point out that someone has already trademarked the term ‘LP LET’Z PLAY’.

Since nobody has heard of that phrase, or the company responsible for it, the more serious obstacle to Sony’s plans is that the trademark office has now been made aware of just how generic and widely used the phrase is.

The McArthur Law Firm cited over 50 examples of people using the term Let’s Play, as well as the Wikipedia page for the concept and /r/letsplay on Reddit.


‘The previous “rejection”, widely misreported a few weeks ago, was in reality just a minor nuisance to Sony, said the law firm. ‘This rejection is far more lethal to Sony’s trademark application.’

‘Given the strength of this evidence, we are confident that Sony will not be able to overcome this rejection. The term “Let’s Play” is now forever in the public domain.’


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[ZapNano]

While back Att was being sued for using "Thank you" or saying thank you to att customers

 

[ZapNano]

One company said they own that phrase. I never heard the outcome of this case.

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

Warner Music Pays $14 Million to End 'Happy Birthday' Copyright Lawsuit

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The music publisher will also not stand in the way for a judge to declare the song to be in the public domain.
Sing the song, blow out the candles, eat the cake and unwrap the gifts.

According to a court filing on Monday, music publisher Warner/Chappell will pay $14 million to end a lawsuit challenging its hold on the English language's most popular song, "Happy Birthday to You." Additionally, the settlement stipulates a proposed final judgment and order that would declare the song to be in the public domain. A memorandum in support of the settlement sings the praises of the deal as "truly, an historic result." U.S. District Judge George H. King will have to sign off on it.

The revelation of the settlement terms comes after King came to the conclusion this past September that Warner and its predecessor didn't hold any valid copyright to the song and never acquired the rights to the "Happy Birthday" lyrics. At the time, the judge stopped short of declaring that the song was in the public domain, and just before a trial was set to begin in December exploring the history of a song dating back to a 19th century schoolteacher named Patty Smith Hill and her sister Mildred Hill, the sides reached an agreement.

Warners was expecting to have "Happy Birthday" under copyright until 2030. An IP valuation expert retained by the plaintiffs estimated that the song was to reap between $14 million to $16.5 million in the next 15 years.

"The judicial determination that 'Happy Birthday' is in the public domain also has substantial value," states the memorandum in support of the settlement. "Because Defendants have charged for use of the Song, untold thousands of people chose not to use the Song in their own performances and artistic works or to perform the Song in public. This has limited the number of times the Song was performed and used. After the Settlement is approved, that restraint will be removed and the Song will be performed and used far more often than it has been in the past. While there is no way to make a reliable estimate of the increase that will result, there can be no dispute that the increase will be substantial."

An agreement to have a judge declare the song in the public domain is no doubt unusual and will likely command some attention by the judge on review.

But for now, the settlement provides a big final act to the class action lawsuit brought by film director Jennifer Nelson, who was making a documentary about "Happy Birthday" and was asked to pay a $1,500 license fee. She sued to hinder Warners from ever forcing film and TV producers, or others, to pay again. The plaintiffs argued that a song appearing in early 20th-century children's textbooks had to be in the public domain because of general publication, abandonment or the length of the copyright term.

By agreeing to the settlement, Warners avoids going to trial to determine whether it should be punished for collecting licensing money for many decades. The music publisher also forgoes an appeal that it teased. The defendant continues to believe that a 1935 copyright registration should have entitled it to a presumption of copyright validity and that the song isn't in the public domain, but it has agreed to a judgment that states otherwise.

The plaintiffs were represented by attorneys led by Mark Rifkin, who according to the settlement terms will be seeking a $4.62 million fee, a third of the $14 million settlement fund. The rest would go to those who have paid to license "Happy Birthday" and meet the definition of the proposed class. Those folks are estimated to have spent more than $50 million on licensing fees on "Happy Birthday" over the years.

Last week, in announcing its quarterly earnings, Warner Music Group partly blamed an operating loss on expenses related to the "Happy Birthday" settlement. A hearing on the settlement is scheduled in March.

next Year no Happy Birthday

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

Panel rules Schwartz didn’t prove the domain was registered in bad faith.

Rick Schwartz has lost a UDRP he filed against the owner of DomainKing.biz.

Schwartz, who is known as the “Domain King” in domainer circles, filed the UDRP against a registrar operating as DomainKing in India, Nigeria, South Africa, Philippines and Kenya.

Hannu Internet Corp claims to have 11,000 clients in these countries.

Panelist Matthew Harris determined that Schwartz did not prove the domain was registered and used in bad faith. He wrote:

…there is insufficient evidence before the Panel for it to conclude that the Respondent was at that time aware that either Mr. Schwartz or the Complainant were using that term in a trade mark sense.

…Further, even if the Complainant was able to demonstrate that the Respondent most likely knew that the term “Domain King” was being used in a trade mark sense, that would not be the end of the matter. The question would still remain whether the Domain Name was registered to take some unfair advantage of the Complainant’s use of this term.

In this case the Panel has reached the conclusion that the Complainant has failed to demonstrate that it was with such potential advantage in mind that the Domain Name was registered. The Panel accepts that the term “Domain King”, although not necessarily a “natural” combination of words, is not itself an entirely unnatural name for the Respondent to have chosen for a domain registration and webhosting business and the Panel accepts that it at least plausible that this name was chosen because of its potential descriptive associations with that business, rather than the name’s possible association with Mr. Schwatz or the Complainant.

Schwartz was represented by his former business partner Howard Neu.

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

The NFL’s Super Bowl Trademark Nonsense

By Steve Baird on January 27th, 2015 Posted in Advertising, Articles, Fair Use, First Amendment, Infringement, Marketing, SoapBox, Television, Trademark Bullying, Trademarks
It’s that time of year again. Time to tiptoe around and avoid use of or make any reference to the Super Bowl. Whoops. Anyway, we’ve discussed this phenomenon before:

• Insuring a Great Super Bowl Trademark Fight
• Fair Use of Super Bowl Trademark?
• Super (Bowl) Sunday, Ads Coming Soon

Advertisers — fearful of NFL legal action — strain and contort to avoid the two words that could make out a nominative fair use of the Super Bowl trademark, opting instead for pairs of other code words like “Super Sunday,” the “Big Game,” “Super Party,” or “Superb Owl” coverage.

Welcome to the advent of “Bowl Viewing Parties,” not Super ones, but Lavo and Tao ones:

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

Green Bay Packers fail to take down fan site TotalPackers.com

Football team said domain name constitutes cybersquatting.

green-bay-packersThe Green Bay Packers NFL team has failed in its attempt to take over the TotalPackers.com domain name through a cybersquatting claim. The National Football League team filed the UDRP case with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

TotalPackers.com is a fan site with news and analysis of the team. According to the owner, it received about one million visits last year, nearly of third of which were type-ins.

The timing of the Packers’ cybersquatting complaint is curious because the team has been in contact with the site’s owner for a couple of years regarding various issues. The owner thinks that the team decided to file the cybersquatting complaint because TotalPackers.com added a section of the site about women that the team didn’t like.

A three-person WIPO panel determined that the site’s owner had a legitimate interest or rights in the domain name based on his continuous use.

The only remedy under UDRP is to transfer the domain name. In other words, had the owner of TotalPackers.com lost, he would have had to change domain names.