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Lawyer Ron Coleman on brands, the Internet & free speech

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Lawyer Ron Coleman on brands, the Internet & free speech

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The short and sorry history of online content moderation – NJSBA CLE panel presentation

Ron Coleman May 19, 2022 0 Comments

I told you I was doing this here. And it was loads of fun!

Law Practice and Profession

All things in moderation

Ron Coleman May 17, 2022 0 Comments

https://twitter.com/RonColeman/status/1526327154371354629?s=20&t=dBrIlhxxXt5t4TrCvhomQQ

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I do videos

Ron Coleman May 12, 2022 0 Comments
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Shopify: “Empowering independent business owners everywhere”

Ron Coleman Apr 14, 2022 0 Comments

https://twitter.com/AJKayWriter/status/1514655191856914435?s=20&t=Hw8uoEKdrOYftLctJiOtfw

My Brand of Comedy

Instagurlz

Ron Coleman Mar 4, 2022 0 Comments

You should subscribe to Julie Nolke’s channel (and my slightly less popular one of course).

My Brand of Comedy

Get woke or go broke

Ron Coleman Feb 18, 2022 0 Comments

As my friend Vivek Ramaswamy explains, it really makes perfect economic sense. But as a matter of culture, would SNL dare do this 2017 bit in 2022?

Free Expression

Meet the Bloggers!

Ron Coleman Feb 7, 2022 0 Comments

Well, we used to be bloggers.

Copyright Law

The ending justifies the mean$

Ron Coleman Feb 3, 2022 0 Comments

https://twitter.com/guyverhofstadt/status/1486010194006061056?s=20&t=yuPjAfne7dXsDX3fvqYBAQ https://twitter.com/IGN/status/1486704804302835715?s=20&t=yuPjAfne7dXsDX3fvqYBAQ

My Brand of Comedy

Ryan George goes shopping on Amazon

Ron Coleman Feb 1, 2022 0 Comments

The Internet was supposed to make brand differentiation and consumer choice… tight.

Brand Management and Branding

Yule remember this old chestnut

Ron Coleman Dec 24, 2021 0 Comments

https://twitter.com/likely2confuse/status/1474356641193730070?s=20

Trade dress

That’s it. That’s the post.

Ron Coleman Oct 11, 2021 0 Comments

Really, just Sarah Burstein: Okay, okay. Sarah and Dennis Crouch. “Iconic,” of course, could stand in for “secondary meaning,” in this case acquired distinctiveness. But that is essentially a judicial…

Fashion Law

Grey goods for luxury come of age

Ron Coleman Sep 14, 2021 0 Comments

One of my favorite trademark topics. It’s happening!

Free Expression

Free speech in academia

Ron Coleman Aug 24, 2021 0 Comments

Princeton’s Professor Robert P. George explains the NATO-like idea behind the new Academic Freedom Alliance: “An Attack on One is an Attack on All”

Technology

The Stupendium: “The Data Stream”

Ron Coleman Aug 23, 2021 0 Comments

A nerdy (yay!) rapper called The Stupendium nails so much about how things work on the Internet these days that it even includes topical commentary on click-wrap licenses, thus qualifying…

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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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