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Month: December 2015

Posted on December 31, 2015 Uncategorized

Last week’s sweet tweets

You know the drill!  Here’s some of what I found flying around out there that relates to LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®’s docket  and which I saw... Read more

Posted on December 31, 2015January 13, 2016 Buildings and IP

Best of 2013: WORLD TRADE CENTER naming rights and municipal IP policy – What rights?

“Best of” posts will continue until next week.  This was originally posted on September 9, 2013. The big story today, as One World Trade Center... Read more

Posted on December 31, 2015January 13, 2016 Keyword Advertising

Too good to be true!!

Now this is interesting! The Denver Post is reporting: A Colorado company that owns dating website lovecity.com has sued Yahoo, claiming the Internet giant improperly... Read more

Raymond J. Dowd of the Copyright Litigation Blog
Posted on December 31, 2015 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

The litigation of art

The Second Circuit has scheduled oral argument on December 8 at 10 a.m. at the U.S. Courthouse 9th Floor Ceremonial Courtroom at 500 Pearl Street... Read more

Stop Islamization of America Logo
Posted on December 31, 2015 Free Expression Trademarks and trademark law

Mark their words

Jihad Watch and Atlas Shrugs — two websites run by friends of mine who have very clearly articulated views about Islamic radicalism, and controversial ones... Read more

If You See Something, Say Something
Posted on December 31, 2015 Brand Management and Branding Trademarks and trademark law

Best of 2010: If you see something… it’s probably “trademarked”

First published on May 12, 2010. A while ago, while obsessing about New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its obsession with turning what might have... Read more

Posted on December 31, 2015 Brand Management and Branding Trademarks and trademark law

Oscarwatch.com a trademark infringement?

The Academy of Motion Pictures is suing a website called Oscarwatch.com. Fair use anybody? The site’s owner, Sasha Stone, has been doing his homework: “I... Read more

Posted on December 31, 2015 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

It never ceases to amaze

John Berryhill writes, on the “INTA List”: Now everyone is getting in on the act… Since large scale domain tasting has largely been stopped, the... Read more

Posted on December 30, 2015January 7, 2016 Diversion

Ninth Circuit. Keywords. Trademarks. Hike!

Here’s a roundup of what other people are saying about the decision in Network Automation, Inc. v. Advanced System Concepts, Inc. involving keyword advertising using... Read more

Posted on December 30, 2015 Fashion Law

Famous names on famous dames

Oscars after-party thoughts: Did you ever wonder about just how far someone can go “knocking off” a famous designer gown? Counterfeit Chic twirls around some... Read more

Posted on December 30, 2015January 6, 2016 Distribution systems

Death By Lawyer

  Originally, originally posted 2007-06-13 20:42:40. Republished by Blog Post Promoter They make that sound like a bad thing. Now, I wouldn’t agree with each and every little... Read more

Posted on December 30, 2015 Rights of Publicity and Personality

Best of 2011: “Life rights”? (Making things with life?)

First posted May 23, 2011. Pittsburgh Trademark Lawyer Daniel Corbett brings us an NBA star’s attempt at a four-point shot: Post-relationship drama takes many forms, but... Read more

Posted on December 30, 2015 Brand Management and Branding

Large game

Forbes chimes in on the NFL’s heavy-handed IP campaign, and how much more this year has looked like flag football, or maybe “touch”: Clearly, brand... Read more

Posted on December 30, 2015January 3, 2016 Brand Management and Branding

Toying with brand equity

(First posted February 28, 2007) The Strategic Name Development Product Naming Blog explains how old toy standards from the eras when today’s moms and dads... Read more

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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. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet and social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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