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Legal in Phoenix, liable in Central Islip

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-12-31 08:20:34. Republished by Blog Post PromoterUPDATE: All the below is still very relevant, very important and very significant — except as to […]

Diversion

S&L v. Australian Gold: You, the Jury

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2009-01-08 21:34:29. Republished by Blog Post PromoterHere’s S&L Vitamin’s Trial Brief for the trial scheduled for next week in the above-entitled cause. (Or […]

Internet Law, Trademarks and trademark law

Biting the hand that feeds you

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Ron Coleman

The Trademark Troll, a blog written by former Harley Davidson IP counsel Dick Troll, comments on the S&L Vitamins case: Almost every case involving the […]

Brand Management and Branding

Judge: “Go after your distributors, not free enterprise”

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Ron Coleman

Judges — especially in the Eastern District of New York — are picking up what’s going on in the “elite salons” end of the trademarks-as-distribution-method-enforcement […]

Fair Use

Online use of trademarks and copyrights by “unauthorized distributors”

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Ron Coleman

LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION does not generally comment about active cases in which we are directly involved. But a very important and detailed (61 pages!) summary […]

Free Expression

Fat lady sings: Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law in Designer Skin v S & L Vitamins

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Ron Coleman

The District of Arizona ruled today in a case we defended through trial and have reported on here extensively. The decision is here; the minute […]

Brand Management and Branding, Copyright Law, Internet Law, Trademarks and trademark law

Designer Skin v. S&L Vitamins trial update

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Ron Coleman

The remaining issues in the case, you may recall, were copyright infringement and Arizona unfair competition. Here is the status per this morning’s minute entry […]