Alt Trademarks

Hannah speaks with Lauren D. Shinn. Lauren is a Legal Case Manager at WIPO, specializing in domain name disputes. They discuss the recent update to the WIPO Jurisprudential Overview 3.0 and the best parts of working at WIPO. You can find a link to the Third Edition of the WIPO Jurisprudential Overview here: www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/overview3.0/. You can contact Lauren here: laurendshinn.com.

Hannah speaks with Josh Jarvis of Foley Hoag. They discuss his role at the firm as well as his recent appearance in the “Don’t Say Velcro” viral video. You can find Josh on Twitter at @jsjesq. You can find the “Don’t Say Velcro” video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRi8LptvFZY You can find the behind the scenes video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP-fZdFfOGE&t You can find the campaign’s landing page here: https://www.velcro.com/about-us/dontsayvelcro/ You can find the Trademark and Copyright Law Blog here: http://www.trademarkandcopyrightlawblog.com/

Hannah speaks with Anne Gilson LaLonde. Anne is the author of the trademark treatise Gilson on Trademarks. She took over authorship of the book from her father, Jerome Gilson, in 2006. Anne has also written articles on a variety of trademark-related topics, many co-authored with her father. You can find some of the materials referenced during our interview below: Anne’s website http://www.annegilsonlalonde.com/ Anne’s Twitter account https://twitter.com/GilsonOnTMs Trademark Reporter article “Adios! To the Irreparable Harm Presumption in Trademark Law” by Anne Gilson LaLonde and Jerome Gilson https://www.inta.org/TMR/Documents/Volume%20107/Issue%20No.%205/vol107_no5_a1_gilson_lalonde.pdf Resolution of the INTA Board of Directors, “Amendment of the Lanham Act to Include a Rebuttable Presumption of Irreparable Harm” https://www.inta.org/Advocacy/Pages/Amendment%20of%20the%20Lanham%20Act%20to%20Include%20a%20Rebuttable%20Presumption%20of%20Irreparable%20Harm.aspx Office of Law Revision Counsel codification of Lanham Act http://uscode.house.gov/codification/t35/index.html Erik Brunetti Oral Arguments http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/oral-argument-recordings/search/audio.html?title=In+Re+Erik+Brunetti&field_case_number_value=15-1109&field_date_value2%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=2017-08-29 ADLON surname decision from the TTAB http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-85831682-EXA-36.pdf National Novel Writing Month https://nanowrimo.org/ John Welch’s TTABlog http://thettablog.blogspot.com/ Ron Coleman’s Likelihood of Confusion Blog http://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/ The IPKat Blog http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/ Rebecca Tushnet’s 43(B)log http://tushnet.blogspot.com/ Lexology https://www.lexology.com/

Hannah speaks with Erik Pelton of Erik M. Pelton and Associates in Virginia. They discuss tips from his time as a trademark examiner, some unique aspects of his practice, and the value of mentoring young attorneys. If you would like to contact Erik, you can find his website at http://www.erikpelton.com You can find a link to INTA’s pro bono initiative here: https://www.inta.org/Advocacy/Pages/ProbonoClearinghouse.aspx

Hannah speaks with Niki Black of MyCase. They discuss trends in legal tech, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence. If you would like to contact Niki, you can email her at niki.black@mycase.com. You can also find Niki’s books referenced in the episode below: (1) Social Media for Lawyers: https://shop.americanbar.org/eBus/Store/ProductDetails.aspx?productId=214213 (2) Cloud Computing for Lawyers: https://shop.americanbar.org/eBus/Store/ProductDetails.aspx?productId=214221

Hannah speaks with Suzann Moskowitz of The Moskowitz Firm in Cleveland, Ohio. They discuss solo practice, maintaining work life balance, and the recent Matal v. Tam decision. NSFW warning: The episode contains some bad language. If you would like to contact Suzann, you can find her online at themoskowitzfirm.com or reach her by phone at 216-339-1111. You can also read more about the Brunetti case referenced in this episode here: www.cafc.uscourts.gov/node/19693.

Hannah speaks with Ryan Morrison of Morrison Lee. Ryan is also the Co-Founder and CEO of Evolved Talent Agency and a host of the Robot Congress podcast. Ryan specializes in IP relating to video games, Youtube, and esports. He frequently hosts Reddit AMAs, answering questions about IP in this space. You can find him on Twitter at @MrRyanMorrison. You can find his Reddit AMAs here: https://www.reddit.com/user/VideoGameAttorney You can find more information about Morrison Lee here: https://morrisonlee.com/ You can listen to Robot Congress here: https://headgum.com/robot-congress