Best of 2012: A Republican feint on copyright?
Ron ColemanFirst posted November 20, 2012. I tried, and perhaps had some success, in making the point right before the election that there were political — as in policy, and as…
Best of 2012: That distinctive date
Originally posted October 3, 2012. In a recent TTAB case my office faced a motion to compel answers to interrogatories requesting what would seem like a very relevant, and very…
Best of 2012: Apostrophe now
Originally published October 11, 2012. Via Courthouse News, a report of a trademark lawsuit that I’d think was merely “apostrophal” if not for the fact that that august publication says…
Best of 2012: Fashionably great
Originally posted October 25, 2012. I had a fabulous time, if you will, as a panelist and participant in last night’s Fashion Lawyer Marketing CLE at Fordham Law School’s Fashion…
Best of 2012: Hardball at the TTAB
First posted on October 29, 2012. Far be it from me to put words into the mouth of John Welch, whose powers of expression are more than adequate to make…
Best of 2012: Little claims, big idea?
Originally posted September 12, 2012. A major theme around here is the proposition that copyright law encourages litigation of even the most tenuous plaintiffs’ claims, mainly because of the rules…
Best of 2012: Schaden-Fraud?
First posted on September 24, 2012. John Welch has once again updated his Fraud-O-Meter! Behind this clever Infographic-type thingy is a report of a meaningful legal development concerning the concept…
Best of 2012: Sing, sing, sing!
First published August 1, 2012. John Welch suggests the musical question, “How is Section 2(a) false association like 43(c) dilution protection?” Great question. In other words, are the famous —…
Best of 2012: The borders of Terpsichore
First published August 8, 2012. My über-sharp friend Oliver Herzfeld, moving up in the world, has written an article in Forbes magazine on a recent Copyright Office policy statement that,…
Best of 2012: Stupid law?: Sandwich edition
First posted on July 9, 2012. Another installment, unplanned but utterly unsurprising, in the Stupid Lawsuit series — see my most recent previous post. Tim Bukher takes apart the widely-reported…
Best of 2012: Bates and hooks
Originally posted on June 5, 2012, this may be the best post of all of 2012, and maybe ever, on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® or any other blog. Okay, on LIKELIHOOD…
Best of 2012: INTA and the big tent
First posted on May 13, 2012.In the previous INTA post I raised the question of how a significant session discussing a significant topic — the effect of developments in keyword…
Best of 2012: Cole Haan’s and the MTA’s subway trademark stories
First posted April 16, 2012. I’ve been following the IP obsession of New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority for a while now, including past efforts to maintain control over the use…
Best of 2012: Scalping consumers
First posted March 6, 2012. Private-label branding is a huge topic, and a very interesting one. I wrote a huge post about it here, focusing on Hellman’s (or, for you…