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Author: Ron Coleman

Posted on April 25, 2007 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

My friend Wicca

Radar Online reports that “The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has added the pentacle, emblem of the pagan belief system, to its list of religious... Read more

Posted on April 24, 2007April 24, 2007 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

There are no bad patents.

Only bad PTO examiners? Okay, in any event, here’s the obligatory link to Wired magazine’s “Patently Bad Ideas,” via Boing Boing. Read more

Posted on August 27, 2006December 27, 2015 Culture Clash

RIAA defenders directory

I’m not so sure the RIAA isn’t on firm legal ground. In fact, I think they mostly are. Information may want to be free but... Read more

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Ron Coleman of the DHILLON LAW GROUP

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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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