fox news Fox News has filed a trademark for "OK Boomer" — and they're not the first ones to do it Thom Dunn

Trademark Thuggery Sanders campaign accused of "trademark bullying" Jason Weisberger

law I found out about this amusing Karen parody of American Girl dolls because they want it taken down Rob Beschizza

books "Let's Never Talk About This Again" is a touching memoir about birth, death, and dad's amateur erotica career Thom Dunn

jeffrey epstein The "Jeffrey Epstein's Financial Assistant Scheme" is a 2020 twist on the classic Nigerian Prince Scam Thom Dunn

mistakes Quibi reportedly tanking within days of launch Rob Beschizza

trump Why tabloid reporters are like Donald Trump Peter Sheridan

patents An AI that invented two things can't receive patent Mark Frauenfelder

punching down Behringer synthesizer maker wages bizarre attack against critic Mark Frauenfelder

law IRS sues Facebook for $9bn Rob Beschizza

housewares Artisanal plastic crates Rob Beschizza

rock Fiona Apple's cover of The Waterboys' "The Whole of the Moon" Gareth Branwyn

tabloids Megxit Explodes – Who’s to blame? in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Gadgets Abbott Labs kills free tool that lets you own the blood-sugar data from your glucose monitor, saying it violates copyright law Cory Doctorow

Business The three biggest Chinese business scams that target foreign firms Cory Doctorow

law Do It For State: epic domain name shakedown article Rob Beschizza

The Ramones A new court battle over the Ramones' legacy goes back to a song about the KKK Thom Dunn

Copyfight Writer asks for an exclusive trademark on the use of the word "dark" in "Series of fiction works, namely, novels and books" Cory Doctorow

Copyfight China wants to lead the UN's World Intellectual Property Organization Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism USPTO denies "vegan butcher" trademark to indy food shop, then gives it to Nestlé Mark Frauenfelder