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Category: Rights of Publicity and Personality

Posted on January 15, 2023 Rights of Publicity and Personality

Trademark rights in interdigitization

Nick Daly drops me a note to the effect that one Jay-Z, gazillionaire rhyming scatologist, has been sued by a professional perspirer and leaping stage... Read more

Posted on September 9, 2022 Rights of Publicity and Personality

Circle-R for the G-Unit

Right out of the Smoking Gun: Back in the day when young drug dealer 50 Cent had a beef, he’d settle it gangsta style. But... Read more

Posted on July 10, 2022 Rights of Publicity and Personality

Best of 2011: “Life rights”? (Making things with life?)

First posted May 23, 2011. Pittsburgh Trademark Lawyer Daniel Corbett brings us an NBA star’s attempt at a four-point shot: Post-relationship drama takes many forms, but... Read more

Posted on June 22, 2022June 26, 2022 Rights of Publicity and Personality

"Identity" is "Not Authored, Not Fixed"; God Mulls Appeal

Dennis Crouch reports on a Seventh Circuit opinion ruling that the Copyright Act does not preempt a claim under Illinois’ right of publicity. It arose... Read more

Posted on May 15, 2022 Rights of Publicity and Personality

“Life rights”? (Making things with life?)

Pittsburgh Trademark Lawyer Daniel Corbett brings us an NBA star’s attempt at a four-point shot: Post-relationship drama takes many forms, but federal court litigation under the... Read more

Posted on January 15, 2022 Rights of Publicity and Personality

Oh, yeah, Blue Ivy baby thing

As Lara Pearson puts it: For the past 3 days my in-box has been lighting up at a blistering pace with news alerts about every... Read more

Posted on December 28, 2021 Rights of Publicity and Personality

Best of 2013: Arnold Palmer and the Perfect Brand

[stextbox id=”alert”]First published November 11, 2013, this post is based in part on part of my contribution on trademark law and the right of publicity in... Read more

Posted on November 19, 2021 Rights of Publicity and Personality

Rhapsody of confusion

In which we consider the musical question: Gershwin as a Trademark? Originally posted 2011-03-11 17:23:34. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

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Posted on September 21, 2021 Rights of Publicity and Personality

Best of 2012: Sing, sing, sing!

First published August 1, 2012. John Welch suggests the musical question, “How is Section 2(a) false association like 43(c) dilution protection?” Great question.  In other... Read more

Posted on July 17, 2021 Rights of Publicity and Personality

Best of 2014: Nothing but err

Originally published on February 21, 2014. In October of 2013 I blogged here about my participation in a panel on “trademark misuse” at the annual... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Rights of Publicity and Personality

Don’t be like Mike

Here’s the one about a moron who has too much time on his hands — or a lawyer who owes him a very lame “favor.” UPDATE:... Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 Rights of Publicity and Personality

Dubious assignations

Steve Baird generously linked back to this LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® post writing about the trademark status of some singer’s signature at the superb, now-two-years old Duets... Read more

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Posted on May 28, 2021 Rights of Publicity and Personality

Tyson tattoo trouble

That was close! The release of The Hangover Part II was in danger of being enjoined by a federal judge… but, for better or worse,... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Rights of Publicity and Personality

Likelihood of opposition

They’re having trouble assimilating the concept of worker Yao Ming in the People’s Republic of China. Of course most of us have trouble assimilating someone... 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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