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The Denver Post reports a very interesting, and for trademark plaintiffs very troubling, decision that the Supreme Court has refused to review. It has to... Read more
Lawyer Ron Coleman on brands, the Internet & free speech
The Denver Post reports a very interesting, and for trademark plaintiffs very troubling, decision that the Supreme Court has refused to review. It has to... Read more
Reuters reports that Tiffany’s gamble has not paid off: EBay Inc scored a major legal victory on Monday, when a federal judge ruled that Tiffany... Read more
Boing Boing: “Copyright infringement is your best entertainment value.” I can think of others, frankly, but fine. As long as we’re calling a spade a... Read more
This was all over the radio today: Federal authorities arrested more than 20 people on Tuesday in what they described as a massive scheme to... Read more
It hurts when the fake Chinese electronics sell better than the originals. No, I mean sometimes it really hurts. Originally posted 2011-11-28 14:33:17. Republished by... Read more
Did you ever wonder just how effective holograms are as an anti-counterfeiting device? When they first came out in the 1980’s, we were all impressed.... Read more
Last week, on July 19th, the Southern District of New York put the pedal to the Lanham Act metal in in Coach v. Allen. It’s a summary judgment... Read more
It’s easy to make money on licensing when you don’t pay the royalties: A multi-agency task force has executed a search warrant on the country’s... Read more
“You’re gonna have to face it, you’re addicted to law!” Well, that’s what the song always sounded like to me. When you’re a hammer… (and... Read more
Name Wire: In what Agenda Inc. refers to as a “highly ironic move,” notorious brand naming counterfeit hotspot Silk Street Market in Beijing has applied... Read more
Judge Harold Baer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “home court” for LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®) has never been afraid to... Read more
Costco owes Tiffany more than $19 million for selling counterfeit rings https://t.co/bPj2IC2a34 pic.twitter.com/ZUjavk8TRH — Business – DM (@BusinessMarkhor) August 15, 2017 I wrote last fall that... Read more
First posted on June 1, 2010. The new Case Clothesed blog out of New York Law School has a very interesting, if lightly sourced, piece about... Read more
The International Herald Tribune reports: Louis Vuitton, the luxury goods manufacturer, won another round Wednesday in its court battle with the search engine Google to... Read more