Val Colbert: Who’s got the button?
Ron ColemanA great all-around IP question is raised by Marty Schwimmer. Here’s an interesting fact pattern. Who is the source of the jewelry pictured above? This jeweler. Jewelry companies purchase luxury…
Online use of trademarks and copyrights by “unauthorized distributors”
Ron ColemanLIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION does not generally comment about active cases in which we are directly involved. But a very important and detailed (61 pages!) summary judgment decision came down in…
Canada: Copyright law not meant to protect distribution networks
The Gray Blog reports that the Canadian Supreme Court has rejected an attempt — the sort made all day all over North America — to utilize IP law as a…
Grey is OK
Ron ColemanThe Business Review (Albany) reports (reg. required) on what could be a very important decision relating to the importation of grey goods: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal…