Mike Palmisciano
mpalmisciano.bsky.social
Mike Palmisciano
@mpalmisciano.bsky.social
Brands, media and tech lawyer in NYC
Oh it gets better. What geniuses
April 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Seems bad
April 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Reposted by Mike Palmisciano
Yeti was already taken by a popular cooler manufacturer. Blizzard belonged to a video game company. Venom had been claimed by a snowboarding gear company.

The Utah Hockey Club is searching for a new name, and it has skated into a marketplace crowded with trademarks.
An N.H.L. Team Quickly Moved to Utah. Renaming It Is Taking Longer.
The Utah Hockey Club is searching for a new name, but it’s skated into a marketplace crowded with trademarks.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Reposted by Mike Palmisciano
Hey OpenAI, you don’t like intellectual-property theft? That’s cute
Oh Dear, Did Someone Steal Something From OpenAI?
OpenAI is investigating whether DeepSeek used its work to build its model—an ironic twist for a company that’s built plenty on, well, other people’s work.
www.wsj.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Zuck’s new anti-brand safety approach seems ill conceived and bad for advertisers. It’s also odd considering how meta makes its money.
Exclusive | Meta’s Free-Speech Shift Made It Clear to Advertisers: ‘Brand Safety’ Is Out of Vogue
The social-media giant’s loosening of speech restrictions is unsettling advertisers, who say a decade of efforts to protect their reputations is at risk.
www.wsj.com
January 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM