Court of First Instance rejects Lego’s appeal against OHIM’s Board of Appeals decision that Lego brick shape not registrable as a Community trade mark (Ars Technica) (Techdirt) OHIM opposition quality standards – the Office responds (IPKat) Charlie McCreevy puts forward proposal to reduce CTM fees by about 40% (Managing Intellectual Property) (Class 46) New protected geographical indications: French PGI Boeuf de Bazas for fresh meat and offal; Finnish PGI… [read post]

How Trump’s Idea for a Photo Op Led to Havoc in a Park MSN – Peter Baker, Maggie Haberman, Katie Rogers, Zona Kanno-Youngs, and Katie Benner (New York Times) | Published: 6/2/2020 After a day in which President Trump berated “weak” governors and lectured them to “dominate” demonstrators that were protesting the death of George Floyd, the president emerged from the White House and made his way to St. [read post]

Vol. 2, No. 21, July 26, 2010 The following is a summary review of articles from all over the nation concerning environmental law settlements, decisions, regulatory actions and lawsuits filed during the past week. [read post]

El Paso Shooting Suspect’s Manifesto Echoes Trump’s Language MSN – Peter Baker and Michael Shear (New York Times) | Published: 8/4/2019 At campaign rallies before last year’s midterm elections, President Trump repeatedly warned that America was under attack by immigrants heading for the border. [read post]