John Halski
@johnhalski.bsky.social
Partner, Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC — Trademark attorney, vinyl collector, film + concert goer, part-time jogger. All posts are mine alone. he/him/his
Allow me to run a clearance search on the trademark you’re considering and I will send my eldest child to your clinic to install his braces.
November 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Allow me to run a clearance search on the trademark you’re considering and I will send my eldest child to your clinic to install his braces.
🎶And one day, I am gonna grow wings
A chemical reaction
Hysterical and useless ... hysterical and
Let Down and hanging around🎶
A chemical reaction
Hysterical and useless ... hysterical and
Let Down and hanging around🎶
November 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
🎶And one day, I am gonna grow wings
A chemical reaction
Hysterical and useless ... hysterical and
Let Down and hanging around🎶
A chemical reaction
Hysterical and useless ... hysterical and
Let Down and hanging around🎶
So, this but with a major news network.
![Three panel cartoon depicting someone who “want[s] things to be different”, smashes everything with a bat, then says “oh no.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:akbbmliu5kvc4r3vmzl6nr2r/bafkreiattisghbk2xwwwqhhv2tu5vu4n3hufigyinqcdee7gtyizoatkri@jpeg)
November 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
So, this but with a major news network.
No dessert that doesn’t actually contain chocolate should be allowed to look like it might or probably does.
November 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
No dessert that doesn’t actually contain chocolate should be allowed to look like it might or probably does.
"We stand for you."
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"We stand for you."
I mean, as long as they’re not calling anyone “deplorable” (heaven forbid), how bad could any of this be?
October 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I mean, as long as they’re not calling anyone “deplorable” (heaven forbid), how bad could any of this be?
Dream Job: Managing the IP licensing for a pinball game developer.
October 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Dream Job: Managing the IP licensing for a pinball game developer.
It's going to become increasingly difficult to the point of impossible to satirize this administration.
October 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It's going to become increasingly difficult to the point of impossible to satirize this administration.
Soros really cheaped out on my kid’s sign…
October 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Soros really cheaped out on my kid’s sign…
“Oh, Donald, don’t you see? The Nobel Peace Prize you’ve been seeking has been inside you all along!”
October 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“Oh, Donald, don’t you see? The Nobel Peace Prize you’ve been seeking has been inside you all along!”
I guess it's something that the notice doesn't say something like "...unless Democrats do something stupid like refuse to comply with our incredible President. MAGA!"
October 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I guess it's something that the notice doesn't say something like "...unless Democrats do something stupid like refuse to comply with our incredible President. MAGA!"
BEHOLD! The power of branding!
September 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
BEHOLD! The power of branding!
Does anyone else think that perhaps the best way to honor the legacy of a man who—let’s say **all other** considerations aside—is supposed to be a paragon of Free Speech and open debate is…
…**not** to cancel satirical cartoons and firing commentators over their speech?
…**not** to cancel satirical cartoons and firing commentators over their speech?
September 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Does anyone else think that perhaps the best way to honor the legacy of a man who—let’s say **all other** considerations aside—is supposed to be a paragon of Free Speech and open debate is…
…**not** to cancel satirical cartoons and firing commentators over their speech?
…**not** to cancel satirical cartoons and firing commentators over their speech?
There is a powerful force that prevents us from passing basic gun safety in this country, and the Second Amendment is only the paper shield in front of the true source of the problem:
September 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
There is a powerful force that prevents us from passing basic gun safety in this country, and the Second Amendment is only the paper shield in front of the true source of the problem:
Bricks with a POV
September 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Bricks with a POV
Fun With Fair Use, Part 2
September 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Fun With Fair Use, Part 2
I think I may know what happened here...
September 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I think I may know what happened here...
I want to be as clear as possible about something.
This “safety” feature costs you business.
I see this, I’m finding a new store.
Hope it’s worth it.
This “safety” feature costs you business.
I see this, I’m finding a new store.
Hope it’s worth it.
August 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I want to be as clear as possible about something.
This “safety” feature costs you business.
I see this, I’m finding a new store.
Hope it’s worth it.
This “safety” feature costs you business.
I see this, I’m finding a new store.
Hope it’s worth it.
July 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM