Ron Coleman

We’ve written here about the madness of rent-seeking as the only goal of intellectual property policy. Lawrence Lessig writes wisely: Foreign Policy: The Public Domain […]

Culture Clash

In a legal mood

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

We blogged a little while ago about Doug Litowitz’s new book about how law firms chew up young lawyers. He makes it sound like a […]

Law Practice and Profession

Scandalous mark by anybama’s standard

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

We’ve wondered aloud here whether there’s any life left in the “scandalous or immoral” ground for refusal of trademark registration. Looks like there’s plenty. The […]

Disparaging, Immoral, Deceptive, or Scandalous

Philosopher Kings, Not

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

The Atlantic Online features an article by Bejamin Wittes bellyaching about the quality of the U.S. Supreme Court’s rationalization of its all-powerful rule over the […]

Everything else

Emerson InSinkErator trash compactors will mangle your hand if you stick it in one of them.

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2006-10-19 13:44:39. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Sounds like a reasonable assertion, right? The same thing will happen if you stick your hand […]

Free Expression

Not quite Christie’s, not quite Sotheby’s

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

But so very close to both! A branding mashup one block east of the Hyatt on East 42nd Street. Originally posted 2012-12-13 12:40:50. Republished by […]

Brand Management and Branding, Trademarks and trademark law

The Stoller that lives under the bridge

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

If we didn’t have Leo Stoller we still couldn’t possibly invent him. Originally posted 2013-01-10 16:01:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

IP Overreaching

“Litigation is the continuation of business by other means”

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

From West (I have added links): Trials and legal proceedings in courtrooms play out as a battle of words and wills. In Litigation Is War, […]

Law Practice and Profession

Scientology pushed back on copyright

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Scientology seems to do a lot better with the Internal Revenue Code than with the Copyright Act: A Colorado nonprofit group has won a critical […]

Away With Words

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Away With Words is a blog that has brought itself to my attention and LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION to its blogroll. In true logrolling fashion, we […]

LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

Update on speech regulation

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Wired News reports: The Federal Election Commission proposed new rules Friday that would leave almost all internet political activity unregulated. The proposal would, however, require […]

Government