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home title fraud
Posted on March 16, 2023 Everything else

Understanding Home Title Theft (Infographic)

Usually when we think about scams, we think about online scams and identity theft. Well, there’s now a new type of theft that focuses on... Read more

Posted on January 23, 2023 Everything else

Happy Purim!

Tonight begins Purim – the Jewish holiday that celebrates LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION! Originally posted 2016-03-24 10:38:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

traditional jewish matzo
Posted on January 3, 2023January 29, 2023 Everything else

Likelihood of extrusion

Reprinting my annual Passover post, adjusted for days of the week as they come out this year: I’ve been hit by pre-Passover preparations, plus the... Read more

Posted on December 2, 2022 Everything else

You are not alone. Actually, now you are.

Andrew Cory reports on a rather unpleasant “undocumented feature” that could be cooking your goose right now: Bug 330884 – When different users on one... Read more

Posted on September 25, 2022September 25, 2022 Everything else

Confusion Dispelled

Last spring, I got a comment on the blog from a gentleman named Bunker Mulligan. I don’t get a lot of comments, which isn’t surprising;... Read more

Posted on May 30, 2022 Everything else

Chilled Apple

Via Vodkapundit — from the People’s Ministry of Litigation, Information and Sublimation: Apple and Think Secret have settled their lawsuit, reaching an agreement that results... Read more

Posted on January 29, 2022 Everything else

Confusion ascendant

Jewish tradition teaches that on Tisha B’Av (the Ninth day of the month of Av) — which begins tonight — five national calamities occurred: Originally... Read more

alternative data
Posted on December 26, 2021December 26, 2021 Everything else

Alternative Data: A Fair Credit System For All?

Can alternative data repair the way that millions of Americans can finally get the credit they deserve? For over 92 million Americans, either because they... Read more

Posted on November 26, 2021 Everything else

Revisiting the Black List

David Bernstein writes: [Northwestern Law Prof Martin] Redish concludes, and this Reviewer agrees, it was entirely appropriate — under the First Amendment, and also morally... Read more

cyber insurance
Posted on October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 Everything else

Is There Any Legal Remedy From Ransomware With Cyber Insurance?

Cybercrimes have become a major industry. Ransomware has taken so much of the world hostage and it’s been proving to be difficult to contain, as... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Everything else

That’s entertainment

Wii or whoops?  Another endorsement of the concept of having a lot of books in the house, and maybe not so many electronic forms of... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Everything else

Confusion ascendant

Jewish tradition teaches that on Tisha B’Av (the Ninth day of the month of Av) five national calamities occurred: During the time of Moses, Jews... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Everything else

Foundations of justice

Pillars at New York Supreme Court, New York County Originally uploaded by Likelihood of Confusion. Well, of a very heavy courthouse, anyway. The New York... Read more

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Posted on June 17, 2021 Counterfeiting & Piracy Everything else

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... Read more

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Ron Coleman of the DHILLON LAW GROUP

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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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