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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

Posted on June 17, 2021 Everything else

New AG OK

The increasingly ubiquitous Marc Randazza pronounces, on the INTA list: In doing some research on the new Attorney General nominee, I discovered that he was... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Everything else

Brand Us

Distasteful? Or just an honest day’s work for the town on the make? Originally posted 2013-12-05 12:24:16. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Everything else

Judicial circuitry

This colorful map showing which states fall into which federal judicial circuits is just plain a handy thing to have around.  I am sure that,... Read more

9-11 Lights Memorial
Posted on June 17, 2021 Everything else

My September 11th

This five-post article was originally posted on Dean’s World. I work in New York City. That morning I was late on the way into the office.... Read more

solving unconscious bias in hiring
Posted on June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Everything else

Solving Unconscious Bias in Hiring

We’ve all heard about legal claims and cases of discrimination and bias in the workplace, but what about all of the people that are filtered... Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 Everything else

Confusion Dispelled

Originally posted in September 2005.   Minor editing made in September 2012. In the spring of 2005, I got a comment on the blog from... Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 Everything else

Here is New York — A September 11 Excerpt

Manhattan has been compelled to expand skyward because of the absence of any other direction in which to grow. This, more than any other thing,... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Everything else LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

“Behind the Mask” – Likelihood of occlusion

Hope you enjoyed the lunar eclipse! Happy PuRiM! Originally posted 2007-03-03 22:56:45. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Everything else

The Art of Battling Giants

The David versus Goliath concept doesn’t just appeal to me, it’s one of the themes of my professional life. One of my clients, in fact,... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Everything else

Confusion ascendant

Jewish tradition teaches that on Tisha B’Av (the Ninth day of the month of Av) — which begins tonight but, due to the Sabbath, is... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Everything else

Getting a grip

I complain a lot in this space about the ruthless expansion of IP “rent seeking,” i.e., the attempt to snag “rights” wherever possible in “space”... 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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