Comments on: Trademark a Band Name: BLACK SABBATH Ozzy Osbourne v. Anthony Iommi

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:20:45 +0000

Thanks for the comments and keep reading! Yes, I can tell you’ve too have placed a client’s trademark future on the line with the federal judiciary. Bless them!

By: Tom C.

Tom C. — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:07:29 +0000

Very interesting and well-done article. As to the comment at the end — “I never bet on federal judges. It can be like betting on a thoroughbred gone mad on any given day.” — AMEN! Even many supposedly smart federal judges seem just not to “get” trademark law, making it almost impossible to advise clients about outcome possibilities.

By: Mariano Municoy

Mariano Municoy — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:16:56 +0000

Hi Cheryl,

I am very happy to get in touch with you after our brief but fun meeting during INTA in Seattle. Moreover, it is great to read your comments that show, without loosing the fun, a unique expertise in this fascinating area, please keep them coming.
Greetings from Argentina!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:30:42 +0000

I appreciate your comment. Yes, I agree about Sharon & Ozzy being sophisticated. A case of willful ignorance is also called laches, a defense in equity meaning you sat on your rightful a.. for too long and can not now complain.

By: Randy F.

Randy F. — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:49:58 +0000

Cheryl
thanks for this excellent article. Sharon and Ozzy are sophisticated players. I think they knew that Iommi registered the TM, but they played dumb because Ozzy had in fact walked away from B.S. Sounds like a case of willful ignorance.

By: Cheryl H

Cheryl H — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:01:47 +0000

Thanks, Scott. This scenario was too much fun to let pass, and the lessons to be learned too great. It’s like required reading for anyone who wants to understand music group name disputes. It’s all there except for jail time in Mexico which was reserved for Montez de Durango.

By: Marcos Lasagna

Marcos Lasagna — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:09:37 +0000

It is the best post that i have read on this topic in a long, long time, many thanks for telling us the truth! congratulations!!

By: John Scott G

John Scott G — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:48:54 +0000

This is too much fun. The intellectual equivalent of staring at a roadside accident. Thanks for showing the dispute from so many angles. And thanks as well for “I never bet on federal judges. It can be like betting on a thoroughbred gone mad.” Wonderful!