#minicorn

[sgiandubh]

The Lady and the Unicorn

This made the news a while ago, with the usual imbecile speculation on trademark infringement (that particular troll has no idea, of course, and I shall immediately explain what I think). Today, though, there seems to be some ironic reaction from S to the fact that Beyoncé's own white label bourbon, a supposed nod to her family's past, seems to closely mirror The Sassenach's bottle design:

People did not seem to have understood it at all, as they should have considered also the other story he immediately added to this one:

And of course, the Gay Troll went with her sad, tired, mendacious couplet about The Unicorn in the Room, heh. That particular cretin seems to have forgotten that a unicorn also means...

Or, for our beloved Spanish Mafia girls...

Of course, SS is still frolicking somewhere around the Minicorn Pasture (meaning that its market value would be, in my book, evaluated somewhere between 1 and 3 million USD - based on absolutely nothing else but common sense and my personal hunch), but his pun is just about S being confident that his business ventures will be successful, nothing more - as shown in the medals' story also featuring an unicorn, of course. And mark me, I see absolutely nothing hostile towards Beyoncé: it's just ironic and well, it has no legal implications whatsoever, as a design similarity does not qualify as a trademark or copyright infringement, except in very precise situations, such as when iconic brands are involved.

The above was not invented by me, but stated by the US Supreme Court, in its very recent (June 2023) decision in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products, LLC (you can read it all here, including Justice Kagan's very clear legal opinion on SCOTUS' interpretation: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/22-148_3e04.pdf). In a nutshell, the design of a product will always be protected by the provisions of the Lanham Act, only if unfair use (such as a parody of the product by a toy maker, as in Jack Daniel's decision, or a close copycat) could dilute a 'famous mark' (meaning by this either cause unjustified prejudice or cause confusion among the consumers). In all the other situations, the SCOTUS' legally binding precedent, in the Wal-Mart Stores, Inc v. Samara Brothers, Inc affair (2000), applies:

Or, in Justice Scalia's unanimous opinion: 'design, like color, is not inherently distinctive' . Neither that horse, nor that unicorn, are yet iconic and therefore the trademark infringement discussion is empty and void. As is the slanderous insinuation that SS copied a Japanese whisky brand's bottle design - Suntory's Hibiki being the brand quoted by the Mordorian experts.

If anything, Suntory's Hibiki eerily resembles that FMN gin bottle design - but why embarrass ourselves with facts, huh?

as compared to...

[unhonestlymirror]

Rating Asian snacks bought in Lithuania:

Bon Su Watermelon (Vietnam) - 10/10. I LOVE IT. It really does consist of 99% juice but it's also sparkling! I hate real watermelons due to the ✨️childhood trauma✨️ (food poisoning) but I love its taste and the lack of seeds!

Udon with (big) shrimps (Lithuania) - 100/10. Costs around 4 euros per ~500 grams. They add fresh vegetables: bell pepper, minicorns, carrots, white cabbage, green peas, champignons, chopped nuts, soy sauce, udon and shrimps! It is not spicy at all, which I love, and it is pretty healthy, too!

Lays French Fries with Seaweed (China) - 5/10. It's okay but 1)it costs way too much for 40 grams (2.50 euros?!) and 2)it has A LOT of palm oil. Would I buy it just once to try? Yes. Would I buy it second time? No. It's much better to buy actual seaweed.

Rose Oreo (China) - 6/10. It does taste like rose but it's just Oreo... You can buy it anywhere. Plus, too expensive for such little weight (3 euros?!). I like that it's thin, tho.

Pikachu Grape Jellies (China) - 8/10. It's okay. This is what we call "plastic sweets" in Ukraine, although these ones are a bit tricky: it's a piece of jelly floating in grape juice (I think), and you have to suck it out. Of course, I would like the jelly itself to melt in your mouth but perhaps this is a sacrifice for the sake of a long shelf life.

[graciellasamma]

Arthur's PKMN Team: Fiore

Arthur's Team:

Gammamon (Battle Bond)

Latias (Levitate)

Raptorch -> Archilles (Drought)

Palij -> Pahar -> Pajay (Flame Body)

Fernling -> Volpant -> Volansalix (Overgrow)

Mankey -> Primeape -> Annihilape (Defiant)

Prof. Oak's Lab:

Aguade -> Iguadium -> Aguanaut [M] (Torrent) - Depth Charge - Dragon Tail - Ice Beam - Salt Crash

Kidling -> Pyroat -> Flairees [M] (Blaze) - Battering Ram - Flame Charge - Stone Edge - Wild Charge

Unymph -> Harptera [F] (Gale Wings) - Air Slash - Aerial Ace - X-Scissor - U-Turn

Minicorn -> Oblivicorn [M] (Mold Breaker) {Oblivicornite} - Sudden Strike - Dazzling Gleam - Earthquake - Thunderbolt

[childofaura]

Day 12, Minicorn! I’m probably just gonna copy/paste the description from my Deviantart upload:

A little off-schedule with this one, but still on time! Minicorn, the dang-cute Pokemon! I honestly love Minicorn's design and its branch evolutions, I really wish that GameFreak would have made a Pokemon like this for Sword and Shield instead of making Galar forms. Don't get me wrong, I think Galarian Ponyta is cute, but I've grown less fond of regional forms. Not to sound too harsh, but it feels less creative when a good chunk of the Pokedex is taken up by Galarian forms that become game-locked, so you can't bring them anywhere.

[cosmopoliturtle]

BetaPokemon #41 Redesign - Minicorn

Redesign for what would of been a baby stage for Ponyta.

Type: Normal

Ponyta Line

Masterlist

[lovelypurplefox]

These are drawings for someone on my Instagram by the name of lulu_l_art who won 1st place for my 1K follower art raffle! I drew them Fennekin and Minicorn in my new artstyle (Minicorn is from Pokemon Uranium, a fan game).

[zarla-s]

pour one out for the lost baby pokemon from the gold and silver demo

[tinsil]

some fire babs that didn’t make the cut

i really liked that trifox has white tufts that are only starting to get color & only partly split for the tail, it matches up w vulpix’s pokedex info!

[duthea]

Puchikoon/Minicorn

Baby Ponyta! It’s interesting her body’s darker than her evolutions’, but it makes her harder to color with the limited palette... Anyway, Minicorn doesn’t really have a lot going on, except for cuteness. I wish she looked more like an actual baby horse though.

[bubble-gum-stitch]

#204: Minicorn (Baby Ponyta)

To view as a PDF & for more Pokemon Beta/Space World Demo cross stitch patterns please click here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Vj5aNRipmP8t_5y4Bz53uuuPPoxYtuiJ?usp=sharing

[kittyrinn-aiko]

[popkas]

Its small stature, gentle demeanor and delicate features make it beloved by young children. A popular line of toys is based on it. 

Minicorn is cute but it doesn’t feel like a Pokemon in the slightest.  It’s perfectly, classically, generically a unicorn in every way.  I don’t even know what I’d change about it to be more Pokemon-like, it’s just...a perfect 80s trapper keeper unicorn, changing it would diminish its appeal.

[art0lies]

Daily Drawing 90: Is Mistletoe Tasty?

[merchantnavneet]

Startup ecosystem Minicorn: The Minicorn start-ups are the startup having a valuation of over $1 million and are aspiring and progressing to become Unicorns. Soonicorn: startups that have the potential to enter the unicorn club are called the Soonicorn. Soonicorns are mostly funded by Angel Investors or venture capitalists. based on future projections or a perceived valuation. Similarly, a larger entity acquires the startups thus giving them a valuation more than their actual net worth. This is helping startups to soon join the One Billion Net worth Club or Unicorn Club. Unicorn : startups that have the potential to enter the unicorn club are called the Soonicorn. Soonicorns are mostly funded by Angel Investors or venture capitalists. based on future projections or a perceived valuation. It is always in excess of startup’ s real worth. Similarly, a larger entity acquires the startups thus giving them a valuation more than their actual net worth. This is helping startups to soon join the One Billion Net worth Club or Unicorn Club. Decacorn: A decacorn is a startup company that has a current valuation of over $10 billion. According to CBInsights, there are presently eighteen decacorns within the world. Hectacorn: A tech company valued over 100 billion dollars is called Hectacorn. The term “Super Unicorn” is also referred to that companies. Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Oracle, and Cisco are examples of Heactacorn. For more Follow @businessmenworld 👉👉 #businessmenworld #venturacounty #venture #start #startupbusiness #startuplife #startups #startupgrind #startupideas #startupcompany #startuptips #startupstory #businesses #indianbusinessman #incubus #incubation #foundation #unicorn #soonicorns #minicorn #decacorn #hectocorn (at Jharkhand , India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEvVyaZHGXf/?igshid=1o0lo54wvyf6e

[deminiart]

Corner of de mini art studio #artstudio #comfortableenvironment #minicorner #artcreation #artissomething (at Space at Kovan Singapore) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRlnE7FAnlW/?utm_medium=tumblr

[supperstore]

Sweet & Spicy cocktail stirrers

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