Olympian irony
China, faced with loss of revenues from the sale of “unauthorized” Olympics merchandise in connection with its “Berlin for the 21st Century” games, has suddenly […]
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Ron Coleman
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Information Wants to be Free; MS Pirate Does, Too
The Internet Cases blog reports that there’s nothing “unconstitutionally overbroad or vague” about the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, and that if you sell someone […]
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Ron Coleman
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Justice Served Cold
When I was in law school, my trademark law seminar instructor was a practicing lawyer who has his share of war stories, some involving actual […]
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Matthew David Brozik
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If you can’t beat ’em
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 […]
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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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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
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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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