“P” Logo Trademark – Pinterest and Path Clash Pinterest, the popular photo-sharing app, has run into copyright issues before during its brief life (a few of my posts on the topic can be found here and here.) Now it seems that they’ve found themselves in the middle of a trademark fight. This one concerns the first letter in their name, which they share with Path, a photo-sharing social media competitor.
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NSA Listening to T-Shirts?
September 3, 2013
NSA Listening to T-Shirts? The National Security Agency – NSA – has been busy tracking emails and listening to phone calls. How have these hardworking public servants have managed to find the time to crack down on communications transmitted in the form of humorous t-shirts?
Instagram Claims Rights to “Insta” and “Gram”
August 28, 2013
Instagram Claims Rights to “Insta” and “Gram” Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app, has recently made some waves in the tech community by issuing restrictions on the use of “Insta” and “Gram” on third-party apps.
NLRB Addresses Employees’ Use of Company Logos and Trademarks
August 21, 2013
NLRB Addresses Employees’ Use of Company Logos and Trademarks For the last few years, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has been issuing rulings that tend to broadly interpret employees’ rights when it comes to company social media policies. What about company logos and trademarks? Can a company’s intellectual property be used by an employee even when the use is arguably against the company’s interest?
