Re: Post-Doc Position(s) Martin Prosperity Institute, Toronto

[Jason Rhodes]

Title: Re: Post-Doc Position(s) Martin Prosperity Institute, Toronto

don't know why people waste their time trademarking silly phrases - the important thing is to brand ourselves!!! --- On Mon, 3/11/13, Lawrence Berg <lawrence.b...@ubc.ca> wrote: From: Lawrence Berg <lawrence.b...@ubc.ca> Subject: Re: Post-Doc Position(s) Martin Prosperity Institute, Toronto To: ECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L@LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU Date: Monday, March 11, 2013, 4:04 PM The interesting thing to me is the banality of it all... It now just seem unremarkable to most folks.  Hope you are well and not overwhelmed with admin work these days. Cheers, L On 13-03-07 5:24 PM, "Kristopher Olds" <o...@geography.wisc.edu> wrote: > 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" <o...@geography.wisc.edu> 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" <jammur...@clarku.edu> 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-rotm >>>>> an >>>>> -mba-business-conference-75850957.html >>>>> >>>>> &#8220;Business Design(TM): The New Competitive >>>>> Weapon&#8230;&#8230;Business >>>>> design proposes an integrative model where the solutions to challenging >>>>> problems are achieved in a collaborative and cross functional >>>>> manner&#8230;&#8230;Integrative Thinking and Business Design are >>>>> registered >>>>> trademarks of the Rotman School of Management.&#8221; >>>>> >>>>> 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&#8217;s >>>>> (sub)alter-ego from a few years back - Martin Lukes &#8211; and his >>>>> Creovation&#8482; 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) >>>>> jammur...@clarku.edu >>>>> <mailto:jammur...@clarku.edu(_javascript_:main.compose() >>>>> <jammur...@clarku.edu>> >>>>> http://www.clarku.edu/departments/geography/ >>>>> <http://www.clarku.edu/departments/geography/> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: AAG Economic Geography Speciality Group >>>>> [mailto:ECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L@LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU(_javascript_:main.compose() >>>>> <ECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L@LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU>] On Behalf Of Lawrence Berg >>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 3:43 PM >>>>> To: ECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L@LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU >>>>> 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 &#8220;integrative thinking&#8221; and >>>>> &#8220;business design&#8221;? >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Lawrence >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 13-03-07 11:53 AM, "Kevin Stolarick" >>>>> <kevin.stolar...@rotman.utoronto.ca> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> built around Integrative Thinking&#8482; and Business Design&#8482;. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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: lawrence.b...@ubc.ca >>>>> 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: lawrence.b...@ubc.ca >>>> 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: lawrence.b...@ubc.ca >> 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: lawrence.b...@ubc.ca 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