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Posted on February 8, 2023February 20, 2023 Advertisement

Mug the Judge

I would never suggest such a thing on the record, of course, but it is a Sunday and that is the name of the newest... Read more

Harmeet Dhillon and Ron Coleman
Posted on June 17, 2021 Advertisement

And here we go!

And here we go!https://t.co/EaFvxzycLK https://t.co/rXQAjQZCRz — Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) August 18, 2020 Originally posted 2020-08-20 12:31:14. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

Secondary Trademark Infringement by Jane Coleman
Posted on June 17, 2021 Advertisement

Secondary Trademark Infringement: Don’t wait for the movie!

Critics agree:  Buy the Jane Coleman and Griff Price’s Secondary Trademark Infringement from Bloomberg BNA –or you’re liable to miss the big one! Originally posted 2015-03-29 20:53:32.... Read more

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USPTO Boot Camp: Trademark Edition (advertisement)

This blog is a media partner sponsor for the following upcoming CLE seminar from the American Conference Institute: USPTO Boot Camp: Trademark Edition Wednesday, September... Read more

Posted on June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Advertisement

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Lawyer Ron Coleman - Video - Free speech litigation
Posted on May 24, 2021 Advertisement

Commercial and free speech litigation

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Posted on May 24, 2021 Advertisement

Tomorrow, April 26: Day One of the 11th Annual Intellectual Property Law Institute

And I’ll be there!  Not just there but “keynote luncheon speaker” there.  Here:   Pretty sure you can still register.  Not clear on why you... Read more

Posted on July 13, 2020 Advertisement

Frontline Issues in Trademark and Advertising Law at the ABCNY

A promotional, but very topical, message on behalf of my friends and colleagues at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York:... Read more

Posted on July 13, 2020July 23, 2020 Advertisement

Rasmussen rocks

#Trump‘s daily job approval ratings for today sponsored by @RonColeman‘s Likelihood of Confusion blog are in! … https://t.co/mazBCWoIMy #BreakingPoll @POTUS pic.twitter.com/jz4b4BTmbe — Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll)... Read more

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A Thanksgiving Bleg

The Mesivta of Long Beach New York was devastated by Hurricane Sandy.  (A “mesivta” is a type of boys’ yeshiva (rabbinical) high school; “MLB” also... 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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