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... vacation photos. I did, however, have an opportunity to drive out to the leafy suburb of Oak Park, where I took a picture of Leo Stoller's Rentamark headquarters. At least this is the building at the address he used in his many TTAB extension requests. 7115 W. ... here) is still in limbo, while the court considers the issue of jurisdiction. On July 26th, the PTO turned down Stoller's request that it "suspend the imposition of any sanctions" pending a decision on his appeal to the CAFC. (PTO Order ...

Just when I thought I could take a day off from the blog, a big story hits: Leo Stoller's blog is gone! Disappeared! Kaput! That's too bad, because it was ... development got me thinking about a new song for the TTABlog Songbook. It's called "Where Has Leo Stoller Gone?" and it's sung to the tune of "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?" Where ... will he ever learn? When will he ever learn? Where have Leo's trademarks gone? TERMINATOR? Where have Leo's trademarks gone? AIRFRAME and STEALTH? Where have Leo' ...

... , attorney's fees, and costs, arising out of the "fraudulent scheme" of Defendants and "their alleged principal, Leo Stoller." According to the Complaint, the scheme involves "falsely claiming trademark rights for the purpose of harassing and attempting to extort money out of legitimate commercial actors, both large and small." (Complaint here). Leo Stoller The Complaint alleges that, as part of the scheme, Defendants targeted Plaintiff Google in "one of the some 1800 request for ...

Leo Stoller's blog has returned after a brief interruption. His new blog, still elegantly and imaginatively called "Leo Stoller," may be found here. I guess I'll have to work on a follow-up to "Where Has Leo Stoller Gone?"

... , 2007 (here), the Executive Committee of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has enjoined Leo Stoller from "filing any new action or proceeding" with the court "without first obtaining leave." Noting that Mr. ... of Executive Committee." The Motion must include a "sworn statement certifying that the claims raised by or on behalf of Mr. Stoller in the complaint are new claims never before raised in any federal court." The Executive Committee will then examine any ...

Over at the TTABlog, John Welch has a report about what appears to be the final chapter in notorious "intellectual property entrepreneur" Leo Stoller's fight with Google over the rights to the Google trademark. Mr. Stoller, through his various entities, ... filed for registration on the Google mark for exercise balls and other sports equipment. For various reasons, Mr. Stoller's companies were in bankruptcy, and then placed in the control of a trustee. Google and the trustee negotiated a settlement ...

The Society for the Prevention of Trademark Abuse, LLC, completed its purchase of the trademark assets of Leo Stoller's bankruptcy estate, the Society announced today. (Press release here; background on bankruptcy sale here.) Marks involved in the purchase ... , [and] wind up all pending proceedings in a manner consistent with the known and trustworthy evidence." In other words, to restore business as usual - at least to the state that existed before Mr. Stoller opened for business. Well done!

... Stoller's companies, charging them with violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S. C. Sec. 1961 et. seq ... s dismissal of its opposition to registration of GOOGLE for exercise balls. (TTABlogged here). It appears that Leo Stoller's attack on the GOOGLE trademark has come to a rather ignominious end ... March 22, 2007, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied Stoller's motion to suspend enforcement of the final judgment pending appeal (here). Text ...

... STEALTH mark prior to its application date, noting that the application was filed on the basis of intent-to-use. And it rejected Stoller's puzzling contention that the STEALTH word mark is unregistrable because it is functional. However, Stoller's primary basis ... including "The true and correct copy of the list of attached STEALTH Federal Trademark Registrations which are owned by Leo Stoller and herein relied upon in support of the Opposer's Notice of Opposition." The list included Registration ...

... 07CV 385 (N.D. Ill. complaint filed Jan. 19, 2007) Leo Stoller is a notorious figure in the trademark community, especially among the hundreds (thousands?) of trademark ... demands for cash based on alleged infringement of his rights. As the Wikipedia entry relates, Stoller has been labeled by a court as a "vexatious litigant," repeatedly has been ordered ... NY Times profile from 2005. There have been many attempts to curb Stoller's activities, but this lawsuit may be the most serious. Google has sued ...