Tim Ackermann
@timack.bsky.social
Patent & trademark attorney with over 25 years experience in helping protect businesses' trademark & patent rights. (Former @ntxip on you know where)
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Tim Ackermann
@timack.bsky.social
· Oct 16
Not having gifs means people write things like “hot dog kills guy gif” and “is you taking notes on a criminal conspiracy gif” so basically Bluesky is Darmok and Jelad at Tanagra now.
It's the start of a new culture, built upon the ruins of the old, "Shaka, when the walls fell" style.
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Hoodie with integrated popcorn bucket, patented this week.
US 12484689
US 12484689
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Hoodie with integrated popcorn bucket, patented this week.
US 12484689
US 12484689
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A prominent Schedule A plaintiffs' firm paid someone some (undisclosed) amount of money to "partially fund" a pro-Schedule A law review article. And the article itself? Not good.
Blog Post: Another Shill Article Tries to Normalize the SAD Scheme #trademark
blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...
blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...
Another Shill Article Tries to Normalize the SAD Scheme - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
I note the posting of a draft article, which (unfortunately) has been accepted for publication by the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal, entitled “Beyond the Brick-and-M...
blog.ericgoldman.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
A prominent Schedule A plaintiffs' firm paid someone some (undisclosed) amount of money to "partially fund" a pro-Schedule A law review article. And the article itself? Not good.
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A couple weeks ago we got a lovely note from someone on the other side of the country thanking us profusely for ILLing a book to them. Curious, we looked up the book they borrowed.
It would have cost $1,200 for them to purchase it.
ILL is one of the things I love most about libraries.
It would have cost $1,200 for them to purchase it.
ILL is one of the things I love most about libraries.
Requested a book through ILL over break. It arrived today. Libraries man.
December 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
A couple weeks ago we got a lovely note from someone on the other side of the country thanking us profusely for ILLing a book to them. Curious, we looked up the book they borrowed.
It would have cost $1,200 for them to purchase it.
ILL is one of the things I love most about libraries.
It would have cost $1,200 for them to purchase it.
ILL is one of the things I love most about libraries.
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Read Carefully:
For Veterans seeking to file a claim for VA benefits.
Don't be misled by fly-by-night operators, such as those mentioned in this article.
Instead, contact your local Veterans Services Office (VSO), VFW, or American Legion for FREE Assistance filling your claim.
For Veterans seeking to file a claim for VA benefits.
Don't be misled by fly-by-night operators, such as those mentioned in this article.
Instead, contact your local Veterans Services Office (VSO), VFW, or American Legion for FREE Assistance filling your claim.
This company charges disabled vets millions, even after VA said it's likely illegal
A Florida-based company is charging military veterans as much as $20,000 for help with disability claims, even though the VA has said that may be illegal and the service should be free. But so far nob...
www.npr.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Read Carefully:
For Veterans seeking to file a claim for VA benefits.
Don't be misled by fly-by-night operators, such as those mentioned in this article.
Instead, contact your local Veterans Services Office (VSO), VFW, or American Legion for FREE Assistance filling your claim.
For Veterans seeking to file a claim for VA benefits.
Don't be misled by fly-by-night operators, such as those mentioned in this article.
Instead, contact your local Veterans Services Office (VSO), VFW, or American Legion for FREE Assistance filling your claim.
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Bombshell of a post by @ericgoldman.bsky.social exposing another "shill" law review article accepted for publication attempting to normalize the egregious due process issues inherent in SAD Scheme litigation. blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...
December 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Bombshell of a post by @ericgoldman.bsky.social exposing another "shill" law review article accepted for publication attempting to normalize the egregious due process issues inherent in SAD Scheme litigation. blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
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Tools made by generative AI will lack something in sophistication.
November 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Tools made by generative AI will lack something in sophistication.
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Happy Thanksgiving to all the patent folks on Bluesky (and also you turkey burlesque show fans).
A fan of feathers that lets hunters put on a little burlesque show for the turkeys.
US Patent 11857036
US Patent 11857036
November 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all the patent folks on Bluesky (and also you turkey burlesque show fans).
Wonderful Thanksgiving story
OK - pie discourse - best pie story:
In 2016, we were living in Andover, in the UK. My wife was assigned as an exchange officer at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop (yes, really).*
The US Army has a tradition: senior leaders, in dress uniform, serve junior troops Thanksgiving dinner.
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In 2016, we were living in Andover, in the UK. My wife was assigned as an exchange officer at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop (yes, really).*
The US Army has a tradition: senior leaders, in dress uniform, serve junior troops Thanksgiving dinner.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Wonderful Thanksgiving story
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About 99.9% of you who pirate books live in an area with a public library, and that library almost certainly has some sort of digital ebook platform. Go get a library card and a Libby account and just wait your six weeks for your free copy to borrow like the rest of us.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
About 99.9% of you who pirate books live in an area with a public library, and that library almost certainly has some sort of digital ebook platform. Go get a library card and a Libby account and just wait your six weeks for your free copy to borrow like the rest of us.
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NEW - OpenAI has responded to the lawsuit from the family of Adam Raine, the teen who committed suicide after months of talking to ChatGPT.
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
NEW - OpenAI has responded to the lawsuit from the family of Adam Raine, the teen who committed suicide after months of talking to ChatGPT.
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From 1995 to 1999, I worked for the University of Wisconsin Division of Information Technology, AKA DoIT.
Starting in 1996, we provided a "beginning of the semester" open house where every student could bring in their computer, we'd hook up a CD-ROM drive to one of its ports...
Starting in 1996, we provided a "beginning of the semester" open house where every student could bring in their computer, we'd hook up a CD-ROM drive to one of its ports...
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
From 1995 to 1999, I worked for the University of Wisconsin Division of Information Technology, AKA DoIT.
Starting in 1996, we provided a "beginning of the semester" open house where every student could bring in their computer, we'd hook up a CD-ROM drive to one of its ports...
Starting in 1996, we provided a "beginning of the semester" open house where every student could bring in their computer, we'd hook up a CD-ROM drive to one of its ports...
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Missing person - posted for visibility re: Union County GA / Blood Mountain Wilderness Area.
I met Charles as a baby attorney when he was a partner at one of the biggest firms in Dallas. And he could not have been a kinder person.
www.hoschmorris.com/privacy-plus...
I met Charles as a baby attorney when he was a partner at one of the biggest firms in Dallas. And he could not have been a kinder person.
www.hoschmorris.com/privacy-plus...
Updates on Search for Charles M. Hosch — Hosch & Morris, PLLC
Charles M. Hosch, a beloved Dallas attorney and SMU law professor, has been missing since Tuesday, November 11, 2025, after setting out to hike the Byron Herbert Reece Trail near Blood Mountain in Uni...
www.hoschmorris.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Missing person - posted for visibility re: Union County GA / Blood Mountain Wilderness Area.
I met Charles as a baby attorney when he was a partner at one of the biggest firms in Dallas. And he could not have been a kinder person.
www.hoschmorris.com/privacy-plus...
I met Charles as a baby attorney when he was a partner at one of the biggest firms in Dallas. And he could not have been a kinder person.
www.hoschmorris.com/privacy-plus...
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Microsoft puts out new Copilot feature with warning:
Risks include “cross-prompt injection (XPIA), where malicious content embedded in UI elements or documents can override agent instructions, leading to unintended actions like data exfiltration or malware installation.”
Great!
Risks include “cross-prompt injection (XPIA), where malicious content embedded in UI elements or documents can override agent instructions, leading to unintended actions like data exfiltration or malware installation.”
Great!
Microsoft's latest warning has set off a familiar response from security-minded critics: Why is Big Tech so intent on pushing new features before their dangerous behaviors can be fully understood and contained?
Critics scoff after Microsoft warns AI feature can infect machines and pilfer data
Integration of Copilot Actions into Windows is off by default, but for how long?
arstechnica.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Microsoft puts out new Copilot feature with warning:
Risks include “cross-prompt injection (XPIA), where malicious content embedded in UI elements or documents can override agent instructions, leading to unintended actions like data exfiltration or malware installation.”
Great!
Risks include “cross-prompt injection (XPIA), where malicious content embedded in UI elements or documents can override agent instructions, leading to unintended actions like data exfiltration or malware installation.”
Great!
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November 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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November 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Don't often see the term "burger warlords" in a trademark /franchising post!
If you don’t know the story of the fake Burger King in the south side, read this - used the story to portray scenes from the story www.cracked.com/article_2801...
The Story Of The Rogue Burger King In Pittsburgh
Every city has its own fast food urban legend, here's Pittsburgh's.
www.cracked.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Don't often see the term "burger warlords" in a trademark /franchising post!