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Category: Social Media

Posted on June 17, 2021 Social Media

My Periscope with Adam Townsend

?LIVE: Discussing social media, the suppression of dissent and legal asymmetrical warfare with lawyer @RonColeman Please join us now and please ask questions ? https://t.co/wmGADwGT31... Read more

Posted on May 25, 2021 Social Media

Rutgers, Archer and Me: Using Social Media to Power Your Business

And I’ll be presenting! How do you like them apples! See you in sunny #Camden next Thursday, @Rutgers_Camden! https://t.co/jALesE7kn7 — Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) May 10,... Read more

Ricky Vaughn meme
Posted on March 1, 2021March 18, 2021 Social Media

Free to meme?

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Posted on September 9, 2020 Social Media

Viral marketing and trademark control

Instapundit links to a case of viral marketing gone bad. Trademark owners must realize — or they will after this one plays out — that... Read more

Posted on January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 Social Media

16 hours in Twitter purgatory

I was locked out of Twitter because of a "glitch." Not. As long as it doesn't happen to you, right? And it can't happen to you. Read more

Posted on January 17, 2017February 6, 2017 Social Media

Social networking your way to summary judgment

That’s summary judgment, or worse, against you or your client.  Last February we reported on a decision in which a federal magistrate judge ruled, unsurprisingly,... 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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