David Baker
PRACTICAL IP – Are Embedded Hyperlinks Enforceable as a Contract?
Or can you just click away without regard for what you're clicking? In the U.S., terms embedded in a hyperlink can be enforceable as a...
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David Baker
- Apr 28
- 2 min
Comics publisher IDW struggles to survive
Long known for popular titles, the publisher has hit some hard times If you're a comic book reader, you know IDW. Teenage Mutant Ninja...
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David Baker
- Apr 27
- 2 min
Pepsi rebrands as PEPSI
The Cola Wars Continue I hope you’re sitting down. Without a cold beverage in hand. For the first time in fourteen years, Pepsi has...
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David Baker
- Apr 20
- 2 min
Can anyone own the TACO TUESDAY trademark?
Nope. Well, actually, yes. But it's complicated. In a recent Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “TTAB”) ruling, the TTAB determined...
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David Baker
- Apr 13
- 2 min
PRACTICAL IP – International Trademarks and The Madrid Protocol
The Madrid Protocol is an international treaty that allows businesses and individuals to register their trademarks in multiple countries...
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David Baker
- Apr 6
- 2 min
IKEA can’t take a joke
Unless you count their ginormous do-it-yourself furniture stores as a joke As much as any trip to an IKEA furniture superstore may seem...
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David Baker
- Apr 1
- 2 min
I was at WonderCon 2023
Were you? Wondering what is WonderCon? WonderCon is an annual comic book, science fiction, and pop culture convention that takes place in...
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David Baker
- Mar 22
- 3 min
Google unleashes ChatGPT competitor, the AI chatbot Bard
As widely reported, Google finally has rolled out public access to its new chatbot Bard. Google is positioning Bard as a direct...
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David Baker
- Mar 21
- 2 min
Coca-Cola bottler leads the move away from plastic aluminum can packaging
Biodegradable cardboard will replace plastic rings In what is being hailed by many as a “first of its kind” move, a Philadelphia-based...
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David Baker
- Mar 20
- 3 min
WonderCon 2023 is (almost) here!
You'd better grab your pass now if you haven't already If you’re a regular reader of Section 8, then you know that we’re devoted...
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David Baker
- Mar 17
- 4 min
Happy St, Patrick’s Trademarks Day
Break out the Lucky Charms and let loose the leprechauns! Whether your strongest connection to Ireland is the green beer in your hand or...
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David Baker
- Mar 16
- 3 min
ChatGPT 4.0 is Here! But, does it really matter?
If I'm still having to write my own blog posts, then the promise of AI has been a false one As you’ve undoubtedly heard (or read), the...
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David Baker
- Mar 15
- 2 min
Buffalo Wild Wings under fire for 'mislabeling' chicken parts
When are wings not wings? When they’re breasts. While some might call it a moral failure and others would question my sanity, I’ve never...
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David Baker
- Mar 14
- 1 min
Hungry for math? Then, You Should Celebrate Pi Day
Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi), which is approximately equal to 3.14. Pi Day is observed on March...
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David Baker
- Mar 11
- 1 min
Raise a Slurpee in toast to Masatoshi Ito
The Japanese billionaire who globalized 7-Eleven died yesterday at the age of 98 Ito succeeded in making megabrand 7-Eleven the place to...
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David Baker
- Feb 25
- 1 min
SCOTUS Still Has a Few (Dog) Tricks to Play
As we’ve been following and previously reported, the Supreme Court has agreed to consider the scope of protection afforded by the First...
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David Baker
- Feb 14
- 3 min
ChatGPT Takes Over the Online World
Copyright infringement may be the least of concerns when it comes to AI For decades, pundits have warned us of the dangers posed by...
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David Baker
- Jan 30
- 4 min
Wouldn’t a Simple D20 Roll Have Been Easier?
Dungeons & Dragons fans worry over licensing rights to the popular RPG Did you play Dungeons & Dragons as a kid? If you did, then there’s...
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David Baker
- Jan 25
- 2 min
Great balls of fire! But no whiskey?
Sazerac Company, Inc., the makers of Fireball whiskey, have found themselves on the wrong side of a class action lawsuit claiming that a...
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David Baker
- Jan 5
- 3 min
PRACTICAL IP - Cybersecurity Insurance 101
Cybersecurity Insurance 101 Does your business have cybersecurity insurance? If not, does it need cybersecurity insurance? And, if it...
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