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Posted on June 3, 2023 Counterfeiting & Piracy Trademarks and trademark law

eBay wins Tiffany case

Reuters reports that Tiffany’s gamble has not paid off: EBay Inc scored a major legal victory on Monday, when a federal judge ruled that Tiffany... Read more

Posted on April 6, 2023 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

Tiffany update

Susan Scafidi reports: If Dad says no, ask Mom. And if the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York says no, ask... Read more

Posted on September 11, 2022 Counterfeiting & Piracy

Breakfast, lunch and dinner at Tiffany’s — on Costco

Costco owes Tiffany more than $19 million for selling counterfeit rings https://t.co/bPj2IC2a34 pic.twitter.com/ZUjavk8TRH — Business – DM (@BusinessMarkhor) August 15, 2017 I wrote last fall that... Read more

Posted on January 10, 2022January 12, 2022 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

The Tiffany trial

Sharmil McKee has the latest on the Tiffany v. eBay trial: The closing arguments concluded on Tuesday, 11/20 after a week-long bench trial. The judge... Read more

Posted on November 16, 2021 Counterfeiting & Piracy Fashion Law Internet Law

Best of 2010: Forget breakfast — eBay eats Tiffany’s lunch

The Second Circuit, unsurprisingly according to most commentators, has affirmed the decision of the Southern District of New York refusing to find eBay liable for... Read more

Posted on June 18, 2021 Secondary Liability

Tiffany’s escalates it

Tiffany’s is, not surprisingly, appealing the decision dismissing its claims against eBay.   Originally posted 2014-10-26 19:37:35. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Secondary Liability Trademarks and trademark law

EFF backs eBay in Tiffany spat

See, we don’t agree with Public Citizen all the time!  Read on, via the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF): [EFF] along with Public Citizen and Public... Read more

Posted on April 13, 2021May 25, 2021 Secondary Liability

Forget breakfast — eBay eats Tiffany’s lunch

Something about a judge loves a fence, I guess--and not only fences like eBay. Read more

Posted on August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Likelihood of Confusion

Tiffany v. Costco: Not dead yet

Wow. Remember Tiffany v. Costco? Of course you do. Well, now this: This is a big deal. I did think summary judgment was a bit... Read more

Posted on October 31, 2018 Trademarks and trademark law

A Tiffany by any other name

Matthew David Brozik blogged here about Tiffany v. Costco when Tiffany filed its complaint in early 2013 and then a few months later when Costco filed its scorched-earth counterclaims.  As... Read more

Posted on October 21, 2022 Secondary Liability

eBay appeal: The gang’$ all here

Eric Krangel reports that Amazon and Google join in on the Tiffany v. eBay appeal: It’s not hard to see where the interest is coming... Read more

Posted on October 9, 2022 Enforcement

Best of 2013: The Lanham Act’s surprising penumbras

First published on July 15, 2013. Here I thought I understood something about the Lanham Act.  But wait, there’s more!  Did you know this?: The purpose... Read more

Posted on September 14, 2022 Counterfeiting & Piracy

Give the man credit

Judge Harold Baer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “home court” for LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®)  has never been afraid to... Read more

Posted on July 24, 2022 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

What “Beating Righthaven” means

Instapundit links to Donald Douglas’s blog post, Beating Righthaven.  Excerpt: Righthaven files “no warning” lawsuits. That is, it gives no advance notification to defendants, which violates... 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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