There has been the beginnings of a brouhaha in the comments in the August 2 entry of the Knitty blog over the title of the upcoming Big Girl Knits: 30 Big, Bold Projects Shaped for Real Women with Real Curves. … Continue reading
First of all, I’m very flattered by the attention and compliments paid to Eris. Thank you very much. I’m finishing up a short sleeve version in cotton ribbon, and I’m going to write up an entry about how this particular … Continue reading
Props to Everybody wants a rock for catching this first. Deb Stoller’s four US trademark applications for STITCH ‘N BITCH (the four were for different classes of goods and services: knitting kits, television shows, bags and cases, series of books) … Continue reading
SFSE has moved on to another city on CafePress: Cleveland. The knitting group has accordingly changed their wares to specifically avoid any confusion with that sewing shop in New York. Note the fine print.
I just updated this post with another peeve. Speaking of peeves (and this doesn’t fit under that particular post), a couple of copyright-related things that always bug me:
Alice Starmore’s Aran Knitting is not available at list price from Amazon. In fact, if Amazon reports that it will take several weeks to fulfill an order for a book, it’s likely only available second-hand. Stop hoping against hope. Personally, … Continue reading
Brief explanations of what happens during the trademark application process for the US and Canada. To put it simplistically, the application is examined to ensure it meets formal requirements, and to make sure that the mark meets more substantive requirements: … Continue reading
U.S. Trademark Application, Serial No. 78641350, filed June 1, 2005 for… STITCH AND BITCH For use in association with “Knitting and sewing supplies namely: Knitting kits, sewing kits, knitting needles, sewing needles, seam rippers, tracing wheels, measuring tapes, rulers, scissors, … Continue reading
You people posting your little diatribes about “stitch and bitch” to the SFSE guestbook? You’re not helping the anti-SFSE “cause,” so to speak. You people who don’t know the difference between copyright, trademark, and patent? You’re not helping set a … Continue reading
(Followup to this tempest in a guestbook.) The, er, forum has a slightly different look, with new graphics. Take a look at ‘em. See that prize ribbon there? It reads: For Licensing Stitch & Bitch, Stitch and Bitch Cafe Click … Continue reading