Name Wire
You just should read Name Wire regularly, if you are interested in a thoughtful and supple treatment of branding and naming issues. Just saying. UPDATE:... Read more
Author: Ron Coleman
Online use of trademarks and copyrights by “unauthorized distributors”
LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION does not generally comment about active cases in which we are directly involved. But a very important and detailed (61 pages!) summary... Read more
Strange bedfellows
Parlous times: John Welch endorses the International Star Registry! Originally posted 2012-03-06 16:30:24. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more
Libel lives; ethics, too
No “free speech absolutist” I, I like defamation as a cause of action when you can prove its elements, and I’m glad to see it... Read more
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
Blawgers’ Blawg Review
Blawg Review #125 is at, and about the concept of, “Real Lawyers Have Blogs.” A little pointy-headed? Maybe. Bit of the old inside baseball, perhaps?... Read more
Restaurant knockoffs
Michael Atkins writes about the frustrations of a restaurant owner who seems to think — oddly, for someone who’s already hired a lawyer — he... Read more
Brain freeze
We kid Canada here from time to time. Maybe it’s because that’s where all the cold weather comes from. But mostly because they seem to... Read more
Constitution? But we’re patent lawyers!
Maybe. Maybe not: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office may have a major problem on its hands — the possibly unconstitutional appointment of nearly two-thirds... Read more
Search or destroy
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports this chilling story: A local attorney and instructor in legal studies at the University of Cincinnati’s Clermont College has been hit... Read more
Lots of law
Via Boing Boing, what seems like a significant announcement for lawyers and other living things not employed by large firms: Public.Resource.Org and Fastcase, Inc. announced... Read more
No one blinks
Reuters reports that the Tiffany trademark suit against eBay is really going to trial. Really! I am sure no one expected this. I certainly didn’t.... Read more
Counterfeit Chic: Knockoff News 77
If you get your kicks on 66, imagine the heaven of 77! Originally posted 2012-03-13 10:54:06. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more
He won’t be the last!
Sander Gelsing says that the suspense is over: There’s finally a “Canadian with a patented doughnut”! Originally posted 2013-10-29 12:56:18. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more