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
Author: Ron Coleman
SUPER BOWL® Trademark Watch and Contest I
Every year it’s the same thing: Several weeks before the Super Bowl®, people and businesses wishing to promote events related to the timing of the... Read more
Canada: Copyright law not meant to protect distribution networks
The Gray Blog reports that the Canadian Supreme Court has rejected an attempt — the sort made all day all over North America — to... Read more
No jokey!
Did you ever contemplate the grand institution of karaoke and ask, hey, how do they do that? Copyright-wise, that is? Don’t wonder any more. Originally... Read more
Likelihood of baloney
IP Law Chat chats about how “paranormalist” charlatan Uri Geller got all bent out of shape over Brian Sapient, a member of the “Rational Response... Read more
Famous marks doctrine dunked again
Las Vegas Trademark Attorney reports that the Second Circuit has taken the “advice” of the New York Court of Appeals and rendered a final decision... Read more
Ain’t she chic
Counterfeit Chic, that is, with another knockout Knockoff News! Originally posted 2014-08-11 18:52:32. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more
Sea change on web-based contract amendments
The Ninth Circuit sounds really right on this: Service providers should not be able to change their terms of service arbitrarily without notifying their registered... Read more
Jew eat yet?
Some people are so paranoid! (Who can blame us?) UPDATE: This Randazza slings a pretty good Yiddish. Who knew? Originally posted 2011-09-07 23:59:23. Republished by... Read more
Hollywood writers protest website: “Joke.”
Michael Atkins weighs in authoritatively on the striking writers’ protest web site: Parody and free speech all the way. Obviously he does not rule like... Read more
Bringing big IP plaintiffs down a peg — or two
Mike Atkins is paying attention to Microsoft’s IP docket, as a Seattle Trademark Lawyer will do. He’s reporting about a default judgment and award the... Read more
Starting ’em out young
Counterfeit Chic looks at tomorrow’s counterfeiters. Well, that’s how Susan looks at them, anyway. When you’re a carpenter everything looks like a nail, you know?... Read more
Trademark rights in interdigitization
Nick Daly drops me a note to the effect that one Jay-Z, gazillionaire rhyming scatologist, has been sued by a professional perspirer and leaping stage... Read more
“The Victorian compromise”
Defamation and reputation management are issues of intense interest at LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®. Obviously cultural context means a lot when considering these two related topics.... Read more