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Posted on February 10, 2022February 18, 2022 IP Overreaching

Censorious fools

Cory Doctorow writes about how abuse of the copyright laws — using them as a method of privatized censorship — does creators of protected works... Read more

Posted on January 26, 2022January 28, 2022 Blogging

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

Posted on January 24, 2022January 28, 2022 Gray Market

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

Posted on January 20, 2022January 28, 2022 Trademark registration

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

Posted on January 16, 2022January 28, 2022 Defamation

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

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 January 9, 2022January 12, 2022 Roundups

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

Posted on January 8, 2022 Trademarks and trademark law

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

Posted on January 2, 2022 Government

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

Posted on December 29, 2021January 12, 2022 Patents

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

Posted on December 26, 2021 Law Practice and Profession

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

Posted on December 24, 2021 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

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

Posted on December 22, 2021 Internet Law Trademarks and trademark law

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

Posted on December 21, 2021 Roundups

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

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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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