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Posted on December 2, 2021 Patents

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

Posted on November 27, 2021 Brand Management and Branding

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

Posted on October 31, 2021 Copyright Law Gray Market

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

Posted on October 30, 2021 Copyright Law Fair Use

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

Posted on October 29, 2021 IP Overreaching

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

Posted on October 23, 2021 Secondary Meaning

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

Posted on October 21, 2021 Roundups

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

Posted on October 12, 2021 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

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

Posted on October 2, 2021 Parody and Satire

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

Posted on September 29, 2021 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

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

Posted on September 24, 2021 Counterfeiting & Piracy

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

Posted on September 18, 2021 Uncategorized

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

Posted on September 12, 2021 Rights of Publicity and Personality

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

Posted on August 19, 2021August 20, 2021 Trade Secrets

“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

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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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