Why I let my trademark registration lapse
Ron ColemanIn 2006 I filed to register the trademark LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®, not because I had experienced much in the way of a need for trademark enforcement, but because doing so…
Recycled posts: It’s not you, it’s me
Not long ago I got an email from a very well-known blogger who, I was very pleased to learn, is a regular reader of LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®, wondering why his…
My brand of humor – No. 2 – Jim Gaffigan
The first installment of this new feature excerpted Gary Gulman’s assault on soft-brand drinks. Jim Gaffigan’s assault on consumer brands is pretty unrelenting too, and — the purpose of this…
Decline and fall of the dumb copyright trick
One of the dumbest things people — overlawyered, and, sadly, mainly professionally-licensed people — have tried to do to avoid negative online reviews is to find ways of claiming some…
My brand of humor – No. 1 – Gary Gulman
First in a series of posts sampling comedic stylings of various standup comics that bulldoze through famous brands and their efforts at positioning. This first one, a somewhat hoary —…
West Coast swing — part II
Newport Beach! Where it stopped raining! And, yeah: The Slants, Scandal and Speech: Do the First Amendment and Trademark Law Collide? The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Matal v. Tam…
West Coast Swing – Part I
Tomorrow in Beverly Hills! https://t.co/pkRVS4ium3 pic.twitter.com/QDVUPGRWBT — Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) October 31, 2017 That’s November 1: UPDATE: Watch online, if you want. (But there is a fee.)