Done. Cleaned it up a bit. Still can't get a worki...

2009-04-29T13:26:00.000-04:00

Done. Cleaned it up a bit. Still can't get a working link to post though. Annoying.

Thanks Cyndi...that was way more insight than I co...

2009-04-29T11:11:00.000-04:00

Thanks Cyndi...that was way more insight than I could have offered on the legal side! Have you posted this info on Leo's blog?

And this would be my area of expertise. :) First,...

2009-04-29T09:47:00.000-04:00

And this would be my area of expertise. :)

First, having a trademark on a commonly used phrase is pretty shaky. I talked to our trademark attorney and he's surprised that she got the trademarks in the first place.

Here's a listing of her trademarks:
http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=toc&state=4006%3An1q1b0.1.1&p_search=searchss&p_L=50&BackReference=&p_plural=yes&p_s_PARA1=&p_tagrepl%7E%3A=PARA1%24LD&expr=PARA1+AND+PARA2&p_s_PARA2=Feel+the+Fear+and+Do+It+Anyway+&p_tagrepl%7E%3A=PARA2%24COMB&p_op_ALL=AND&a_default=search&a_search=Submit+Query&a_search=Submit+Query

So I showed him the goods (you have to list what your trademark is on, and I don't think "blog" is listed) and he really surprised that there were so many goods listed. Basically if someone can prove that her trademark is NOT on any one of those items listed, she can be sued for fraud.

Yup, it's a dangerous thing to send out a Cease & Desist letter. Yes, she's trying to protect the name of her books and tapes, but she's now drawn attention to a whole lot more. If she doesn't have a trademark on every single item listed, she risks losing it all. (We send out very few Cease & Desist letters because we have very good attorneys who negotiate before the letters go out.) ;)

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Done. Cleaned it up a bit. Still can't get a worki...

Thanks Cyndi...that was way more insight than I co...

And this would be my area of expertise. :) First,...