Man in the tweet
Here are last week’s too, too topical tweets shared with my slavish devotees via @roncoleman: RT @TrademarkBlog Ralph Lauren Apologizes For Image Of Emaciated Model:... Read more
Month: June 2020
Forward, into the past
Eric Goldman reports on a couple of cases that are doin’ the Time Warp — again: It’s not uncommon for courts to make judgments based... Read more
Swan song
Someone say something about getting all introspective and stuff? Well, the Drug and Device Law blog’s Mark Herrmann is, as he so curmudgeonfully puts it,... Read more
Generic no more: Booking.com wins
Held, today, in the Supreme Court: Under these principles, whether “Booking.com” is generic turns on whether that term, taken as a whole, signifies to consumers... Read more
Blawg Review is here!
Never mind where they said it would be. It’s here! It’s here! (And that’s why you can’t rely on Blogger.) Originally posted 2011-02-15 13:30:03. Republished... Read more
First Amendment claims result in injunction against New York State in Rev. Steven Soos et al v. Cuomo et al
I submitted a proposed amicus curiae brief, working with Agudath Israel of America, a leading advocacy group for orthodox Jews, in this case filed by... Read more
Best of LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®: Nuts to us? Or a “real” Charlie Brown Christmas?
Originally published December 9, 2009. Now a heartwarming tradition of bloggy goodness. Instapundit links to this item about the incredible shrinking Charlie Brown specials —... Read more
Not sweet enough
Surprising, really, that it took this long: “We recognize Aunt Jemima’s origins are based on a racial stereotype.” Aunt Jemima character and brand name being... Read more
THE SLANTS — Federal Circuit brief
Originally posted 2014-04-22 21:57:06. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more
Overreaching, Part XXVI — Major League Bozos?
The Sports Law Blog reports on a story I first saw in the hard copy edition of IP Law and Business. A version of it... Read more
Believe Me Not
Hugh Hewitt asks, “Why are we supposed to believe the Times about stories to which they are not a party when the paper so boldly... Read more
Celebrity sin
This is good.. Thanks, Greta Lee Jackson! We all learn and grow, amirite? Turns out the celebs behind the #ITakeResponsibility video got it a bit... Read more
Blogger? Vlogger? No, just a thug-hugger.
J. Craig Williams reminds us: Blowing up a cop is still illegal, and styling yourself a “vlogger” doesn’t mean you don’t have to cough up... Read more
Best of the Worst
A sideways thank-you to the boys at Blogads for naming an old, fuzzy ad of ours [Update: Like the law firm, the link is gone;... Read more