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Posted on May 9, 2022 Enforcement

The Lanham Act’s surprising penumbras

Here I thought I understood something about the Lanham Act.  But wait, there’s more!  Did you know this?: The purpose of the Lanham Act is to... Read more

Posted on April 18, 2022 Enforcement

Best of 2013: The Lanham Act’s surprising penumbras

First published on July 15, 2013. Here I thought I understood something about the Lanham Act.  But wait, there’s more!  Did you know this?: The purpose... Read more

Posted on April 16, 2022 Enforcement

Best of 2009: They always get their man

Posted November 24, 2009. Yes, people do have some funny ideas of what kinds of things to protect with copyright, don’t they?   A few... Read more

Posted on December 10, 2021 Enforcement

Steal your Face right off your head

If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a blog post so well developed that I can’t rephrase it, riff on it or summarize it,... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Enforcement

“Tolerated use”

Tim Wu (via Glenn Reynolds) says that we have to deal with the fuzzy logic of copyright enforcement in order properly to understand how copyright... Read more

Attorney Paul Jones
Posted on June 17, 2021 Enforcement

Branding in the “Wild East”

A hundred years ago the American west, the original “Wild West,” was a land of opportunity with a reputation for lawlessness. The newspapers in the... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Enforcement

South Korea: Hey, that’s MY ox!!

Stars and Stripes reports the bare bones of a story: A couple of GI’s stationed in South Korea were “convicted” (sounds like a criminal case)... Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 Enforcement

The (Lang) Van guards of the proletariat (updated)

Remember when Vietnam was communist and stuff? Probably not.  Well, I do.  And yes, I look it.  And yes, GET OFF MY LAWN! Anyway, even... Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 Enforcement

What web developers should know about copyright

For some reason (maybe a weeklong trial?) I kind of missed the Megaupload story from mid-January.  My bad. What story?  Oh, this Megaupload story: Police... Read more

Man in Federalist Society tie on CNN
Posted on June 2, 2021 Enforcement

How Gizmodo escaped indictment in iPhone prototype deal | Apple – CNET News

Did you ever wonder how Gizmodo escaped indictment in iPhone prototype deal?  I did, because after all that was my most recent (and not so... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Enforcement

SOPA box

You don’t need a link to find out what’s going with the SOPA “Blackout,” or all that other stuff.  It’s all over the place, beyond... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Enforcement

Trademarks are forever?

No, not necesarily, but the DeBeers name is still pretty good currency when it comes to selling diamonds: A New York diamond merchant acted in... Read more

Posted on April 23, 2020 Enforcement

Overlawyered Knocks Off Our White Hats

A few years ago I was a partner at Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty, LLP, in New York, a firm that does a lot of intellectual... Read more

Posted on November 2, 2019 Enforcement

Revving up the litigation

Look beyond the RICO indictments, jury verdicts, and lengthy prison sentences, and you will see a different type of lawsuit has come to be associated with the group: intellectual property litigation 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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