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Posted on November 13, 2021 Secondary Liability

Gucci v. Frontline Processing: Giving credit for infringement where it’s due

The essential role played by credit card companies in online trademark infringement was recognized in Gucci America, Inc. v. Frontline Processing Corp. In that case,... Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 Trademarks and trademark law

Secondary Trademark Infringement treatise updated for 2010-11

From the Overview to the update of Secondary Trademark Infringement by Jane Coleman, which is now complete: Of all the contexts in which secondary liability has... Read more

Secondary Trademark Infringement Book
Posted on December 23, 2019 Secondary Liability

Secondary trademark liability and false advertising

This year’s supplement features the Eleventh Circuit’s decision in Duty Free Americas, Inc. v. Estee Lauder Cos. (DFA)[1], another in a growing body of cases... Read more

Secondary Trademark Infringement Book
Posted on December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 Secondary Liability

A Man, a Plan, a Telemarketing Scam

Dish Network v. Siddiqi: A Rare Case of Vicarious Trademark Infringement Vicarious trademark infringement cases such as the recently decided Dish Network v. Siddiqi are much less... Read more

Baidu v. Register.com
Posted on September 20, 2019 Trademarks and trademark law

Not Baidu enough

Baidu is another case in which the court declined to extend anything like a strict-liability standard for contributory infringement, in this case against a domain... Read more

Posted on September 18, 2017 Secondary Liability

Secondary trademark liability: Third party counterfeiting as proof of knowledge?

QUERY:  Are sales of counterfeit products other than those of the plaintiff valid proof of a defendant’s “knowledge” in a contributory trademark infringement case? That... Read more

Posted on August 4, 2015 Licensing

Locution, Locution, Locution: IP Licensors – Service Suppliers or Product Providers?

Consider the following scenario: Company A is a well-known film producer that licenses its intellectual property rights in famous cartoon characters to Company B, a... Read more

Posted on December 27, 2012 Counterfeiting & Piracy Fashion Law Internet Law Trademarks and trademark law

Best of 2010: Gucci v. Frontline Processing: Giving credit for infringement where it’s due

First posted July 12, 2010. The essential role played by credit card companies in online trademark infringement was recognized in Gucci America, Inc. v. Frontline... Read more

The Rosetta Stone
Posted on September 1, 2010April 9, 2012 Trademarks and trademark law

Rosetta Stone v. Google: Lost in translation

When courts consider search engine company liability for trademark infringement, whether direct or indirect, they typically focus on the sale of “trademarked” keywords, or search... Read more

Posted on July 29, 2010March 17, 2019 Internet Law Trademarks and trademark law

Transamerica v. Moniker Online: When domain registrars go bad

Domain name registrars have not typically been held contributorily liable for trademark infringement committed by their registrants. See Lockheed Martin; Size, Inc.; Academy of Motion... 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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