Ron Coleman on the law affecting brands, the Internet & free speech
Originally posted 2015-06-28 11:50:17. Republished by Blog Post PromoterOriginally published October 11, 2012. Via Courthouse News, a report of a trademark lawsuit that I’d think […]
Originally posted 2014-01-22 13:44:29. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst posted on July 15, 2011. Letters, we get letters. Sometimes people just want to share their […]
Originally posted 2016-03-02 12:37:07. Republished by Blog Post PromoterSad, bad and not unexpected news via the Cert Pool Blog: There will be no Supreme Court review […]
Everyone knows that distinctiveness can be inherent or acquired, and that some kinds of trademarks — product-configuration trade dress, notably — can “never” be inherently […]
Originally posted 2013-03-05 17:36:11. Republished by Blog Post PromoterAnonymous online comments as proof of a LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION at the preliminary injunction stage? Evan Brown explains: […]
Originally posted 2010-01-03 19:46:16. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Jeremy Phillips reports on some “thought I’d seen it all” hijinx from the renowned European Court of […]
When a court observes that “the logos employed in Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s marks are jaw-droppingly similar—nearly identical not only in conception but also… in the […]
Originally posted 2013-06-21 15:10:30. Republished by Blog Post PromoterRoller derby! Quinn Heraty reports on the trademark battle to make us forget SPAM v. Spamarrest — […]
Originally posted 2005-12-07 10:05:37. Republished by Blog Post Promoter(I have excised this from the larger omnibus posting below and added to it.) A woman named […]
Can there be “infringement” of a trademark without confusion? As she is so apt to do, and to do so well, Pamela Chestek asks that […]
Oh joy, 9th Cir. embraces initial interest confusion again http://t.co/3Zaqg3DuQd Bad ruling over Amazon’s internal search. I’ll blog soon — Eric Goldman (@ericgoldman) July 6, […]
I’d promised I’d wait on this, but I couldn’t, and you’ll see why. Here’s my take on today’s Supreme Court decision in B&B Hardware v. Hargis […]
Steve Baird says initial interest confusion is “the real thing” and in the process seeks to “add life” to Professor McCarthy’s famous “evil highway road sign” […]
Popular Mechanics reports: “We were there first — by 10 years. Now I see a potential re-branding that could take years to complete,” says Universal […]