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Category: Trade Secrets

Posted on November 3, 2021 Trade Secrets

Pleas entered for illegal trafficking of Coke®; plus Ice

The bad people who tried to peddle internal Coca-Cola trade secrets, including samples of a new drink, to Pepsi — only to have Pepsi turn... Read more

Posted on August 19, 2021August 20, 2021 Trade Secrets

“The Victorian compromise”

Defamation and reputation management are issues of intense interest at LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®. Obviously cultural context means a lot when considering these two related topics.... Read more

Posted on May 25, 2021 Trade Secrets

Edifice complex

It’s the Singularity a-borning!  On the two-year anniversary of my joining Goetz Fitzpatrick LLP, a law firm predominantly focused on construction law, I’ve written a... Read more

Posted on September 18, 2019 Trade Secrets

Goldman on Ticketmaster

Eric’s Technology & Marketing Law Blog asks whether “the public interest got screwed” in the recent big win for Ticketmaster down in Alabama against RMS,... Read more

Posted on July 20, 2010July 21, 2010 Trade Secrets

Pie in the sky

Michael Young: It is not often a case hits upon two of our favorite topics: Trade secrets and pie. But when it does, mmmmmmmm, it’s... 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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