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Posted on January 23, 2023 Everything else

Happy Purim!

Tonight begins Purim – the Jewish holiday that celebrates LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION! Originally posted 2016-03-24 10:38:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

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Posted on January 23, 2023January 24, 2023 Copyright Law

Charles Colman: Copyright and AI

From LinkedIn. I guess if they offer an embed code, I can, you know, embed this piece by my old friend Professor Charles Colman: Is... Read more

Posted on January 20, 2023 Enforcement

Best of 2011: The entrepreneurship of trademark bullying

Originally posted January 12, 2011. I figured I must have written somewhere about that PTO trademark bullying thing — or if I didn’t, I am... Read more

Posted on January 19, 2023 IP Institutions

Meet the Bloggers XIV – INTA Seattle

Going to INTA in Seattle this year? I am! If you still want to go, however, you will not want to miss Meet the Bloggers... Read more

Posted on January 18, 2023 Trademark registration

Keeping it real: Bye-bye, Banksy

Trademarks are an open book — even for Banksy. One of the signal features of the United States trademark registration system is its openness. As... Read more

Posted on January 17, 2023January 23, 2023 Trademarks and trademark law

Vo-do-de-o

The Trademark Blog reports on the dispute between ICED VOVO v ICED DOUGH VO. The song is here.  Just try to stay in your seat!... Read more

Posted on January 16, 2023January 23, 2023 Journalism

The big crunch

It’s another big moment in blogger “transparency” upon us now.   The general rule is that the person who hasn’t “disclosed” enough to meet some... Read more

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Posted on January 14, 2023January 23, 2023 Law Practice and Profession

Mix ‘n’ match

The thing about lawyer jokes — besides the fact that they’re never funny when you all of a sudden have to call one of us... Read more

Dear John Letter
Posted on January 12, 2023 Licensing

“Dear Licensor”

Talk about “Dear John” letters!  In the June issue of Royaltie$ magazine, Oliver Herzfeld (of Beanstalk) and Richard Bergovoy (of the Licensing Law Blog) sure... Read more

Posted on January 11, 2023January 23, 2023 Copyright Law

Avast ye social networker file-sharers!

The Sweden Pirate Bay trial is long over, and the verdict is due in a couple of weeks verdict is long in — if that “really... Read more

Posted on January 7, 2023 Section 2(a)

Indian givers (part 3)

Part one and part two of this three-part post were published earlier this week. When the PTO’s decision revoking the REDSKINS registrations was affirmed by... Read more

Posted on January 6, 2023 Fashion Law

Best of 2012: Fashionably great

Originally posted October 25, 2012. I had a fabulous time, if you will, as a panelist and participant in last night’s Fashion Lawyer Marketing CLE at... Read more

Posted on January 5, 2023January 23, 2023 Roundups

De agony of de tweet

Here’s some of the topical stuff I passed along @roncoleman via Twitter since the last time I rounded up these squawks: Enjoy the view, fellow... Read more

Posted on January 4, 2023 Likelihood of Confusion

Likelihood of Confusion in Trademark Law: Richard Kirkpatrick wrote the book (again)

[Revised — RDC.] Congratulations to Richard K. Kirkpatrick of Pilsbury Winthrop, who has — through the Practising Law Institute — has come out with the... 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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