Friday, January 30, 2004
I took an Intellectual Property class last semester, so this article caught my attention ...
apparently the "State of Wyoming" has been using the cowboy-riding-the-bucking-bronco image "forever" ... BUT ... they never bothered to register as a trademark with the feds; so when The Texas Stampede (annual rodeo in Dallas benefitting children's medical charities) filed for registration of the exact same image a few months ago the State of Wyoming was a little miffed ... now the Governor is trying to convince the Legislature to aportion $1 million to contest the mark's registration and presumably to assume ownership of the mark ...
apparently the "State of Wyoming" has been using the cowboy-riding-the-bucking-bronco image "forever" ... BUT ... they never bothered to register as a trademark with the feds; so when The Texas Stampede (annual rodeo in Dallas benefitting children's medical charities) filed for registration of the exact same image a few months ago the State of Wyoming was a little miffed ... now the Governor is trying to convince the Legislature to aportion $1 million to contest the mark's registration and presumably to assume ownership of the mark ...
Thursday, January 29, 2004
math is not my strong suit, but this is pretty funny ...
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
Aaron Gleeman has a interesting post comparing Eckersley and Smoltz in regards to Smoltz's possible place in the Hall of Fame ... all in all a good post, although I take issue with a few of his comparison techniques, but let's leave that for another time
