Lawyer Ron Coleman

Ohio State v. Redbubble – Strategy scores in overtime

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Ron Coleman

So it seems that was a tactical call by the OSU team, otherwise known as the Attorney General of the State of Ohio: Let’s make the strong case for direct infringement instead of pleading a kitchen-sink complaint

Secondary Liability

Just what we choose it to mean

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Ron Coleman

When trademark lawyers — much less judges — use a word, it means just what they choose it to mean — neither more nor less. […]

Trademarks and trademark law

Best of 2008: MasterCard card. Card card. Card.

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2015-01-23 10:46:14. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst posted December 17th, 2008. A reader writes to New York Times Q&A guy Stuart Elliot with […]

Genericness and Trademarks

Hating someone doesn’t mean you can infringe her copyright

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2012-02-23 13:50:40. Republished by Blog Post Promoter And that’s why the U.S. District Court issued a restraining order in the Palin vs. Gawker […]

The superheroes of trademarks

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2013-04-15 14:30:55. Republished by Blog Post PromoterWhat could be more superheroic, after all, than splitting one trademark into two sources of origin? Maybe […]

Damages

NY Judge denies Daily Beast motion to dismiss Carson Griffith's defamation lawsuit

Carson Griffith’s defamation lawsuit gets out of the gate

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Ron Coleman

Forcing an unemployed private individual to spend money on a meritless motion after getting her fired for no reason is peak Daily Beast

Defamation

But it is the Dark Side? Or just plain old The Force?

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-06-17 16:41:06. Republished by Blog Post PromoterEvan Brown: “Behold the power of in rem actions“: In rem actions over domain names are powerful […]

Internet Law, Trademarks and trademark law

Best of 2010: An opinion to Di for

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2012-10-23 21:13:18. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst posted on May 5, 2010. I do a lot of bellyaching around here about how there […]

Fair Use, Trademarks and trademark law

Exclusively ours

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Ron Coleman

The issue of resales or other “unauthorized distribution” is one that I have been writing about forever here. Julie Zerbo takes us into the future […]

Distribution systems

Brands, cancel culture & disparaging trademarks

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Ron Coleman

Cancel culture proves that disparaging trademarks go away by themselves

Brand Management and Branding

Other People’s Information Doesn’t Want to be Free

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-09-08 18:10:25. Republished by Blog Post PromoterLast night Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge James Kleinberg ruled in the Apple case that “reporters who published […]

Everything you ever wanted to know about lawyers*

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Ron Coleman

What do lawyers like LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION blogger Ron Coleman do all day? Well, let’s start with document review. A lot of it.

Law Practice and Profession

Best of 2011: Dubious assignations

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2011-12-22 01:40:08. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst published on March 8, 2011. Steve Baird generously linked back to this LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® post writing […]

Rights of Publicity and Personality

Great minds moji alike?

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2017-08-14 18:31:04. Republished by Blog Post PromoterLast September I wrote the following in a letter to a client that asked whether it could […]