Ron Coleman

We Who Were There Salute You in Our Leisure Suits

Posted on July 27, 2005 by Ron Coleman

IP … trademarks … branding … design … interior design … awful interior design of the 1970’s! Maybe I don’t have to sweat topicality after […]

Everything else

The Potential Hazzards of Putting up Yer Dukes

Posted on July 25, 2005 by Ron Coleman

So many strands of America in our time converge in this story, regarding which I predict some sort of IP dustup: “Cooter” was evidently the […]

Entertainment Law

Carnival of the Brands

Posted on July 24, 2005 by Ron Coleman

Not really. But it’s better than one, I think. And, you know, brands are trademarks and trademarks are brands, pretty much. Business Week’s website has […]

Brand Management and Branding

Political Correctness Trademark Battle Continues

Posted on July 17, 2005 by Ron Coleman

We haven’t heard the last of the fight over the Washington Redskins trademark fight. The AP reports that the earlier decision rejecting the challenge based […]

Disparaging, Immoral, Deceptive, or Scandalous

Have a Coke and a Trial

Posted on July 15, 2005 by Ron Coleman

India doesn’t have a First Amendment, as such, but from what I read its free speech protections are similar to those in the West. So […]

Brand Management and Branding, Fair Use, Free Expression, Trademarks and trademark law

Roe, Roe, Roe Your Vote

Posted on July 3, 2005 by Ron Coleman

Everyone’s judicial philosophy, per Kausfiles: [J]udges should have a coherent judicial philosophy and follow it to the conclusions they would not prefer … except for […]

Law Practice and Profession

It’s That Slow

Posted on June 21, 2005 by Ron Coleman

This is the sort of trademark story you end up dredging up this time of year. Yes, I’m swamped; yes, I’ve had technical difficulties associated […]

LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

Not a Rookie — Just a Freedom Fighter

Posted on May 19, 2005 by Ron Coleman

Doug, you’re right about this: Helen Thomas will, in one capacity or another, outlast Scott McLellan in his role as White House Press Secretary. But […]

Journalism

Good Deed for the Day: Helping Old Producers Cross Agents

Posted on May 3, 2005 by Ron Coleman

In far-off Hong Kong, the Motion Picture Association has created a Boy Scout merit badge on copyright [original link lost, sorry — RDC]: Boy Scouts in Hong […]

Culture Clash

See Dick Win. Pay, Defendant, Pay.

Posted on January 25, 2005 by Ron Coleman

By now you must have heard about the dustup involving Yiddish with Dick and Jane. The irony for me is that not long after I […]