See page 8 just above "From Here" ! And Lawrence, you better "Go Study" "At UBC"!! :-))
Strange times, indeed. On 03/07/13, Lawrence Berg wrote: > Thanks Kris. > > Interestingly, I don't see a trademark on our latest corporate brand: "A > Place of Mind". Perhaps somebody figured out it is such a dorky slogan that > nobody would bother to steal the phrase.... > > Seriously, and I say this having worked through the massive > neoliberalization of Aotearoa/New Zealand universities in the late 90's, > this is quite amazing how universities are starting to trademark all sorts > of phrases in an attempt to ensure their form/means of representing > differentiation in the market is protected. > > Thanks again, > L > > > On 13-03-07 5:02 PM, "Kristopher Olds" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Lawrence...see what your own university has trademarked! > > > > http://universitycounsel.ubc.ca/files/2012/12/UBC_Trademarks.pdf > > > > Kris > > > > On 03/07/13, Lawrence Berg wrote: > >> > >> Re: Post-Doc Position(s) Martin Prosperity Institute, Toronto > >> > >> Yikes... I cannot even begin to enuncuate my reaction to this! > >> > >> > >> On 13-03-07 1:04 PM, "James Murphy" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >>> Dear Lawrence, > >>> > >>> Your email peaked my interest/curiosity so I went ahead and googled the > >>> terms and found out that they are TMarked by UToronto - > >>> http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/business-designtm-examined-at-rotman > >>> -mba-business-conference-75850957.html > >>> > >>> “Business Design(TM): The New Competitive > >>> Weapon……Business > >>> design proposes an integrative model where the solutions to challenging > >>> problems are achieved in a collaborative and cross functional > >>> manner……Integrative Thinking and Business Design are > >>> registered > >>> trademarks of the Rotman School of Management.” > >>> > >>> So what happens if we write papers that use these terms? Can we > >>> theoretically be sued or will we/our publishing outlets have to pay > >>> royalties to UT? > >>> > >>> In a funnier sense, it reminds me of Luck Kellaway of the FT’s > >>> (sub)alter-ego from a few years back - Martin Lukes – and his > >>> Creovation™ trademark - http://wikibin.org/articles/creovation.html. > >>> > >>> Jim > >>> > >>> > >>> James T. Murphy, Ph.D. > >>> Associate Professor > >>> Graduate School of Geography > >>> Clark University > >>> 950 Main Street > >>> Worcester, MA 01610 > >>> USA > >>> > >>> (508) 793-7687 (phone) > >>> (508) 793-8881 (fax) > >>> [email protected] > >>> <mailto:[email protected](javascript:main.compose() > >>> <[email protected]>> > >>> http://www.clarku.edu/departments/geography/ > >>> <http://www.clarku.edu/departments/geography/> > >>> > >>> > >>> From: AAG Economic Geography Speciality Group > >>> [mailto:[email protected](javascript:main.compose() > >>> <[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Lawrence Berg > >>> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 3:43 PM > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: Re: Post-Doc Position(s) Martin Prosperity Institute, Toronto > >>> > >>> Kevin, > >>> Does the trade-mark sign actually mean that the Rotman School at U of > >>> Toronto has trade-marked “integrative thinking” and > >>> “business design”? > >>> Thanks, > >>> Lawrence > >>> > >>> > >>> On 13-03-07 11:53 AM, "Kevin Stolarick" > >>> <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>> built around Integrative Thinking™ and Business Design™. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Lawrence D. Berg BA (dist.), MA, DPhil > >>> Professor | Critical Geography > >>> Co-Director | UBC Centre for Social, Spatial & Economic Justice > >>> Community, Culture, & Global Studies | The University of British Columbia > >>> Arts 368-368D | 3333 University Way | Kelowna, BC, Canada, V1V 1V7 > >>> Phone +1 250 807 9392 | Fax +1 250 807 8001 > >>> Email: [email protected] > >>> Web I: http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/ccgs/faculty/berg.html > >>> Web II: http://ubc.academia.edu/LawrenceBerg > >>> > >>> Editor: ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies > >>> http://www.acme-journal.org > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> Lawrence D. Berg BA (dist.), MA, DPhil > >> Professor | Critical Geography > >> Co-Director | UBC Centre for Social, Spatial & Economic Justice > >> Community, Culture, & Global Studies | The University of British Columbia > >> Arts 368-368D | 3333 University Way | Kelowna, BC, Canada, V1V 1V7 > >> Phone +1 250 807 9392 | Fax +1 250 807 8001 > >> Email: [email protected] > >> Web I: http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/ccgs/faculty/berg.html > >> Web II: http://ubc.academia.edu/LawrenceBerg > >> > >> Editor: ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies > >> http://www.acme-journal.org > > -- > Lawrence D. Berg BA (dist.), MA, DPhil > Professor | Critical Geography > Co-Director | UBC Centre for Social, Spatial & Economic Justice > Community, Culture, & Global Studies | The University of British Columbia > Arts 368-368D | 3333 University Way | Kelowna, BC, Canada, V1V 1V7 > Phone +1 250 807 9392 | Fax +1 250 807 8001 > Email: [email protected] > Web I: http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/ccgs/faculty/berg.html > Web II: http://ubc.academia.edu/LawrenceBerg > > Editor: ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies > http://www.acme-journal.org
