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Category: Trademarks and trademark law

Posted on May 21, 2022 Trademarks and trademark law

The entrepreneurship of trademark bullying

I figured I must have written somewhere about that PTO trademark bullying thing — or if I didn’t, I am sure I linked to someone... Read more

Posted on May 13, 2022 Trademarks and trademark law

But you can never leave

No.  No!!! The Eagles are suing the owners of a Mexican hotel named Hotel California, claiming it’s capitalizing off the band’s hit song of the... Read more

Posted on May 10, 2022 Priority of Use and Trademarks

Family planning

Here’s an intriguing item I picked up from the Intellectual Property News blog, which is run by Mansour & Asssociates*: Two of the world’s most... Read more

Posted on May 4, 2022 Bridging the Gap

Section 2(d) and bridging the gap

In the future, if there is any singularity in trademark law, it may well come down to what what is called “bridging the gap” in... Read more

Posted on April 29, 2022 Section 2(a)

Redskins redux

Remember the Washington Redskins trademark tussle? CNBC reports that it’s back — again — and better than ever. This time the focus is an interesting... Read more

Posted on April 26, 2022 TTAB Practice

Semaphores and metales

Two kinds of analogy, as scrambled by an old and dear friend. Evidently, there is another kind. John Welch writes about a TTAB decision cancelling... Read more

Joel MacMull
Posted on April 25, 2022 Genericness and Trademarks

Booking.com and genericness

The U.S. Supreme Court announced earlier this month that it will hear the Booking.com trademark case in the new year. Booking.com BV, owner of the... Read more

Posted on April 23, 2022 Brand Management and Branding Trademarks and trademark law

Nothing gained?

UPDATE:  I have further thoughts about what is almost certainly the real motivating factor behind Jones Day’s actions in connection with their obviously frivolous lawsuit... Read more

Posted on April 20, 2022 Section 2(a)

A different Slant

Does this story in the Northwest Asian Weekly about the trademark registration woes of a rock band called The Slants sound familiar? The Slants, whose members... Read more

Posted on April 17, 2022 Fair Use Trademarks and trademark law

Unfair use

More pain, very little gain — besides for lawyers’ college funds — in the roiling world of trademark fair use. Originally posted 2012-09-10 06:00:30. Republished... Read more

Posted on April 3, 2022 TTAB Practice

Nothing more fun than reading a scathing review!

Not that that’s the only reason Frank Rich should have stayed in his old job. But I digress. John Welch nominates a recent TTAB decision... Read more

Posted on April 1, 2022 Section 2(a)

“Rock ‘n Roll, Redskins & Free Speech”

I have tried not to overload the blog with media coverage about our Supreme Court case involving THE SLANTS, but this is pretty ginchy: Originally... Read more

Posted on March 27, 2022 Trademarks and trademark law

“I’m a man”

And perhaps a Brawnier one than you might otherwise have thought, at that. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. No, not me — you... Read more

Posted on March 18, 2022 Trademarks and trademark law

What’s new up North

The Canadian Trademark Blog writes about three recent trademark decisions from the Canadian courts that readers may find of interest. Originally posted 2014-06-17 16:41:07. Republished... 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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