Originally posted 2006-05-11 13:18:53. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Damon Wayans is rejected again in his attempt to file a trademark that only black people would be allowed to use. Or am I missing something?
UPDATE: More, and related, here.
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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.
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