Tag Archives: Beebe

Beebe and Fromer: Study on the Arbitrariness of 2(a) Immoral or Scandalous Refusals

For those who have not had the pleasure of seeing it, I recommend the fascinating and, honestly, fun, new study by Barton Beebe and Jeanne Fromer on the arbitrariness and unpredictability of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office's refusals of … Continue reading

Posted in Law Students | Tagged | Leave a comment

Barton Beebe on Bleistein

Barton Beebeā€™s recent article, Bleistein, the Problem of Aesthetic Progress, and the Making of American Copyright Law, was already highlighted on this blog by Shyamkrishna Balganesh, but I wanted to add a few thoughts of my own because I really … Continue reading

Posted in Law Students | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Beebe & Hemphill: Superstrong Trademarks Should Receive Less Protection

I have taught the multifactor test for trademark infringement four times now (using the 9th Cir. Sleekcraft test), and each time, some student has questioned which way the "strength of the mark" factor should cut. As a matter of current … Continue reading

Posted in Law Students | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Houston IPIL conference: Barton Beebe

Me on images in TM and advertising: the paper is not yet coherent, and my presentation was very tied to the many different things I'm not sure about in the paper, so I'm just going to punt for now. The … Continue reading

Posted in Advertising Law | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment