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Jones Day: Linking to Our Site is Trademark Infringement

16 Sep 2008

There’s an article here.  Oh, and here.  Oh, and this one.

There’s a webpage, blockshopper.com that tracks who buys what property and for how much in certain upscale neighborhoods.  Some Jones Day lawyers bought property in  those neighborhoods, and that truthful, factual information was posted on the site, along with truthful factual links to the firm’s website, and truthful, factual links to the individuals’ bios on the firm webpage. 

Jones Day filed this complaint for trademark infringement.   The sum of the alleged confusing and illegal conduct is using a link to the firm’s website and linking to the two lawyers’ bios who bought houses.

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Categories : Websites, Advertising, Blogs, Intellectual Property, Internet Use, Computer Use, Privacy, Domain Names

Are your nonlawyer employees blogging?

14 Jun 2007

There’s an interesting piece here discussing the blogs of secretaries, paralegals, and other law firm employees. This is an interesting issue and one that may be flying below many firms’ radars.

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Categories : Blogs

Law firm blogs as advertising?

12 Oct 2006

A law.com article discusses whether law firm blogs could be regulated as advertising.

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Categories : Advertising, Blogs

Prosecutor reprimanded for comments on personal blog

27 Apr 2006

In a first, a judge has blasted a lawyer for demeaning blog comments about opposing counsel.

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Categories : California, Blogs


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