Eminent Domain: Know Your Rights
Can the government take your land? Yes, they can – it’s a part of the 5th Amendment – as long as they pay just compensation […]
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Brian Wallace
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Belmora petition for rehearing en banc
The never-ending journey! Interesting issue here: Do federal courts borrow state statutes of limitation in Lanham Act cases, or only use them as a benchmark […]
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Ron Coleman
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First Amendment claims result in injunction against New York State in Rev. Steven Soos et al v. Cuomo et al
I submitted a proposed amicus curiae brief, working with Agudath Israel of America, a leading advocacy group for orthodox Jews, in this case filed by […]
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The First Amendment has all kinds of things
Including freedom of religion. I talk about my latest (not my first) adventure with it, in association with the great Harmeet Dhillon and her Center […]
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Sorry you’re sick. But virus the money
A recent decision out of SDNY rejects defendants’ claim that “inability” to pay on a consent judgment “due to” financial difficulties arising from COVID-19 translates […]
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Lucky Brand decision: Dale Cendali makes her own luck
Yet another Supreme Court trademark decision yesterday, May 14, 2020: Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. v. Marcel Fashions Grp., Inc., No. 18-1086 (S. Ct. May 14, […]
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Today in trademark appeals
As usual, lots of fun. Plague or not, you have to bring it! Below is the case (UPDATE: audio of the argument here): UPDATE: Decision […]
Written by: Ron Coleman
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Please plead me
Originally posted 2015-09-01 16:00:09. Republished by Blog Post PromoterEveryone knows about copyright preemption. How about trademarks? Pamela Chestak has a great post that explains why […]
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In law as in life, you make your own luck
At issue in the case is whether, in an action to enforce a trademark infringement judgment, a defendant who continues with the exact same infringements can collaterally attack a prior judgment with a defense that it raised in that prior action but deliberately chose not to prosecute.
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The counterfeit lie
“Cops? Robbers? Stealing? I don’t know much about trademarks, but I know about those things. Judgment for plaintiff.”
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It’s not about you
Fact is, trademark law, judges — much less justices — are not all much into you.
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Not every trademark dispute is declaratory judgment fodder
Originally posted 2014-08-18 11:21:21. Republished by Blog Post PromoterJohn Welch discusses a District Court decision (which he and his [then-]firm, Foley Hoag, helped secure) dismissing […]
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Ron Coleman
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Tanked?
Originally posted 2009-05-24 11:03:12. Republished by Blog Post PromoterCartier sued Apple last week, and before I had a chance to figure it out, they either […]
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Other First Amendment business
Originally posted 2016-07-07 18:25:17. Republished by Blog Post PromoterSpend enough time perusing LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® and you might get the impression that there’s only one freedom […]
Written by: Ron Coleman
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