Lawyer Ron Coleman on brands, the Internet & free speech
LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®
As I have written so many times, what used to qualify as a “short post” back when the edgiest form of social media was blogging is now just… a tweet. And long posts? Come on,…
Free Expression
This is an important trademarks / free speech case. I got in on an edge of it!
LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®
Or Beethoven’s birthday — either way, this is the time of year when, without prejudice to new posts that may bubble to the surface as the torrid flow of events dictates (wow!), I run the…
Fashion Law
They did the deed, or filed le writ, in France, where their chances of success — based on the last few years of pro-mark-owner decisions, plus the creeping incoherence of U.S. jurisprudence on trademark use…
Larry Zerner: On August 3, 2011, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in the case Perfect 10, Inc. v. Google, Inc. made a major change relating to copyright law that will affect litigation strategy from now on. Basically,…
Section 2(a)
The official website of the thing is here. Register to attend by clicking here. I’ll be speaking about In re Tam but don’t worry, there will be thrills and chills and stuff you won’t read…
IP Overreaching
Europe just keeps generating stories. Their IP system is different, you see, though the march toward harmonization in a global market continues apace. Evidently, Lego — that incredible, creativity-inducing toy that made us ’60’s kids…
Blogging
I’ve been ’round so long I don’t hardly even know what square is. I want to thank Minnesota CLE for having me on February 16, 2016. You can still watch it on video, at the link, if you…
IP Overreaching
Mark V.B. Partridge, a partner at the firm that bears the name of my old trademark professor and author of the Guiding Rights Blog [link is dead – RDC], has written a very important piece for…
Brand Management and Branding
First posted March 27, 2012. So, what happens when a trademark registration lapses? The post at the link, by Corsearch, is, yeah, kind of an advertisement for Corsearch. But it features a great video that…
Domain Names
We’re a little obsessed here with the rights of “unauthorized” resellers to use the trademarks that describe the stuff they’re reselling. So this UK domain name decision strikes us as extra-interesting (a link added): Pressure…
Roundups
Counterfeit Chic’s Knockoff News #63 — a magic number for us end-of-the-boom-ers. At least it is for me. Originally posted 2012-12-31 08:30:05. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Blawg Review #279 is up at Mirriam Seddiq’s Not Guilty blog. It’s not safe for work. Unless you work in a law office. Home… that’s something else. Originally posted 2011-12-31 18:11:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Humor
The Tata Group put out this press release about a trademark decision that some people seem to think is funny. It is evidently connected with this WIPO decision. Likelihood of Confusion doesn’t get it. No…
Everything else
Last spring, I got a comment on the blog from a gentleman named Bunker Mulligan. I don’t get a lot of comments, which isn’t surprising; our content is so mind-numbing that few of our innumerable…
Free Expression
Out of respect for the Passover holiday, which ends next Tuesday night, I am not blogging as such. But to keep the pot boiling, I will share a topical decision issued today by the Southern…