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July 25th, 2008

Jennifer Leggio unpacks demand letter over “branded community”

Posted by Denise Howell @ 8:39 am

Categories: Blogging, Trademark

Tags: Trademark, Blogging, Cease And Desist, Jennifer Leggio, Denise Howell

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Jennifer Leggio unpacks demand letter over

Over at ZDNet’s Feeds, Jennifer Leggio walks us through a cease and desist email she recently received. The email suggested her blog’s use of the term “branded community” might constitute trademark infringement. It’s a good object lesson about paying attention to cease and desist letters but not always accepting them at face value. All too often, their legal weight is less than substantial.

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Denise Howell is an appellate, intellectual property and technology lawyer who enjoys broad industry recognition for her expertise on the intersection of emerging technologies and law. See her full profile and disclosure of her industry affiliations.

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  • Build vs. Buy and my ZDNet Blog Drama
    Unlike my other posts, this will be a short one, mainly because I have the luxury of linking over to another post I did recently for my friend Jennifer Leggio aka @mediaphyter who blogs at ZDNet. I'm posting on this topic for two ...

    Trackback by Citizen Marketer — July 29, 2008 @ 1:11 am

  • i-legions Commits Brand Suicide?
    I stumbled across an article by Jennifer Leggio of ZDNet that illustrates the art of brand suicide in this day and age of the social web: ‘Branded community’ leads to trademark morass Basically, Jennifer received a cease and desist ...

    Trackback by Opening The Social Web For Business — July 30, 2008 @ 3:01 pm

  • Blogger Bullied Over Phrase "Branded Community"
    Denise Howell at Lawgarithms points us in the direction of a recent legal threat that goes right to intersection of trademark law and freedom of speech:. On July 26, 2008, Rob Frankel of i-legions sent an email to tech blogger Jennifer ...

    Trackback by Citizen Media Law Project - — August 13, 2008 @ 5:06 pm

  • Citizen Media Law Project
    Blogger Bullied Over Phrase "Branded Community". Posted: 13 Aug 2008 12:06 PM CDT. Denise Howell at Lawgarithms points us in the direction of a recent legal threat that goes right to the intersection of trademark law and freedom of ...

    Trackback by BUYING MEDIA SERVICE — August 14, 2008 @ 2:13 pm

  • Build vs. Join and ZDNet Drama
    ...because I have the luxury of linking over to another post I did recently for my friend Jennifer Leggio aka @mediaphyter who blogs at ZDNet.

    Trackback by Anonymous — August 19, 2008 @ 3:17 am

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    ...for friend, Jennifer Leggio, on her ZDNet Feeds blog ... com.” This is where Barack’s team create and house a majority of the campaigns

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