But, of course
Shoes are dropping all over Europe: L’Oreal, the world’s largest cosmetics group, has launched legal action against eBay, alleging the online auctioneer does not do […]
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Ron Coleman
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Foul baller
A former major leaguer goes from giving up runs to running from the law. From pitch counts to multiple counts. From pitching and hitting to […]
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Credit card companies get green light to profit from, enable Internet piracy
Reuters reports that in Perfect 10, Inc. v. Visa Intl. Serv. Assn., 494 F.3d 788, 793 (9th Cir. 2007) the Ninth Circuit has affirmed (opinion here), 2-1, a […]
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Ron Coleman
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uFaker: Fun and crowdsourcing for anticounterfeiting
I first encountered the uFaker people at this year’s annual The INTA meeting in whatever city it was, and I was so impressed that I […]
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Ron Coleman
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Trademark infringement: Just say no
Trademark litigators and enforcement people (especially in anticounterfeiting) frequently analogize to the War on Drugs. You can’t really ever stop the flow of fake Vuitton […]
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Louis Vuitton on the receiving end
Two retailers have sued Louis Vuitton seeking a declaratory judgment of non-infringement in response to a cease and desist letter sent by the feisty French […]
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Continue reading » Best of 2010: Forget breakfast — eBay eats Tiffany’s lunch
The Second Circuit, unsurprisingly according to most commentators, has affirmed the decision of the Southern District of New York refusing to find eBay liable for […]
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Gibson continues its IP-based business plan
“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 […]
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I hear you knocking
I hadn’t quite realized this — and I’m not sure for how long I’ve been in the dark — but my old friend Rob Holmes, […]
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We Can Infringe Upon You Wholesale
[Editor’s note: When this was first posted, I — not Matthew, I, Ron Coleman — failed to utilize the drop-down box and make sure […]
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Matthew David Brozik
Continue reading » Best of 2010: Gucci v. Frontline Processing: Giving credit for infringement where it’s due
First posted July 12, 2010. The essential role played by credit card companies in online trademark infringement was recognized in Gucci America, Inc. v. Frontline […]
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Jane Coleman
Continue reading » My favorite infringements
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 […]
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Where there’s smokes
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 […]
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Continue reading » Knockoffs — nu?
You’ve got to pay your dues if you want to sing the blues Websites with fake junk: too-good-to-be-trues! So many fakes out there — if […]
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