Trademark – John Palfrey

How Long Will Scrabulous Last in Facebook?

March 30, 2026October 14, 2007 by John Palfrey

I am curious to see how long Facebook leaves this app up after this WSJ article. Scrabulous, a Facebook app made by third-party developers, is an obvious knock-off of Scrabble. One might reasonably raise copyright and trademark issues related to it (perhaps the Scrabulous developers could withstand these complaints; query as to Facebook’s willingness to … Read more

David Hornik on the Web 2.0 TM Controversy

March 30, 2026June 1, 2006 by John Palfrey

David Hornik, famous as the VC at August Capital who made some of the first true web 2.0 investments, is actually a lawyer. And a good one. Not to mention a Harvard Law School grad. (Who now teaches at a business school.) He has the go-to post on the web 2.0 trademark controversy, in which … Read more