John Welch treats us to another edition of “You Be the Judge” — well, he calls it something slightly else, but whatever — and asks the Potter-Stewart-esque question, “Do you know trademark mutilation when you see it?”
Could get ugly!
Don’t mutilate my mark!
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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. This blog is about trademark law, copyright law, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet) and legal issues related to blogging.
As for me, I'm Ron Coleman, a commercial litigator, business attorney and, some say, "IP maven" with a special interest in copyright and trademark infringement involving the Internet--including advising clients how to avoid them. I am also a writer and general counsel of the notional Media Bloggers Association.
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Justia – Top IP Blogs
- There Ain’t No Such Thing as a Free Video CodecGoogle, Inc recently achieved something that perhaps no other company or organisation on the planet could have done – it secured an agreement from most of the major corporate owners of patents relating to digital video coding standards, which will enable developers and users to access digital video on the web without payment of patent royalties. At least, th […]Mark Summerfield
- CBS Sunday Morning 19 May 2013By Design, from Charles Osgood in Miami, FL; blog owner is enroute.Making the old new again.The Bacardi Building in Miami reminds us of the importance of color. Susan Spencer. Putting a tree in a home. Design should hark back to favorite places. Played in woods as a child, says psychologist Israel. She says people should create worlds around them that have m […]Lawrence B. Ebert
- Sowing the seeds of wrath: Doctrine of Patent Exhaustion Could Not Save Farmer from Liability for Infringing Monsanto’s Patents on Genetically Modified SeedsSome had hoped that the Court would use Bowman as an opportunity to address the extent of a patent owner’s monopoly over other self-replicating technologies in the areas of biotechnology and information technology, such as human cell lines or computer programs. Certainly, the Court hinted at the possibility of situations where the patented article’s self-rep […]Cindy Chen
- 10 Tips for Managing Litigation for Superior Results and Cost SavingsEarlier this year, a U.S. District Court approved the payment of $308 million in attorney fees to 116 law firms in a single case (TFT-LCD Antitrust Litigation), with one firm receiving $75 million in fees and another receiving $49 million. While that case may be an extreme example, the median hourly rate for partners in U.S. law firms is $625 per hour and th […]Chris Neumeyer
- 10 Tips for Managing Litigation for Superior Results and Cost SavingsEarlier this year, a U.S. District Court approved the payment of $308 million in attorney fees to 116 law firms in a single case (In re TFT-LCD Antitrust Litigation, N.D. Cal.), with one firm receiving $75 million in fees and … Continue reading → […]Chris Neumeyer
- Microsoft v. Motorola: A FRAND-ly formula for fixing royalties?The ‘FRAND wars’ hit India earlier this March with Swedish based Ericsson suing Mircomax Informatics Ltd. for alleged infringement of their standard essential patents (SEPs) relating wireless technology standards. As an interim arrangement, Micromax agreed to pay Ericsson 1.25% to 2% on the sale price as royalty to Ericsson, an incredibly high rate as Prasha […]Sai Vinod