Likelihood of Confusion Archives

November 2, 2019 Genericness and Trademarks Likelihood of Confusion

Best of 2012: Apostrophe now

Originally published October 11, 2012. Via Courthouse News, a report of a trademark lawsuit that I’d think was merely “apostrophal” if not for the fact... Read more

October 17, 2019 Likelihood of Confusion

Best of 2011: Upper crust – the POCKET SANDWICHES croissants saga

First posted on July 15, 2011. Letters, we get letters. Sometimes people just want to share their trademark woes with me. Sometimes they want free... Read more

October 17, 2019 Likelihood of Confusion

Multi Time Machine v. Amazon: SCOTUS not interested, initially or otherwise

Sad, bad and not unexpected news via the Cert Pool Blog: There will be no Supreme Court review of Multi Time Machine, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc.,... Read more

December 18, 2018January 8, 2019 Likelihood of Confusion

Strong to save

Everyone knows that distinctiveness can be inherent or acquired, and that some kinds of trademarks — product-configuration trade dress, notably — can “never” be inherently... Read more

July 31, 2018August 24, 2018 Likelihood of Confusion

There’s a first time for everything

Jeremy Phillips reports on some “thought I’d seen it all” hijinx from the renowned European Court of F’rinstance: Although [the IPKat] e is generally reluctant to... Read more

January 7, 2016January 18, 2016 Likelihood of Confusion

Passing the Sambucks

(I have excised this from the larger omnibus posting below and added to it.) A woman named Samantha Buck tried to parlay the coincidence of... Read more

January 30, 2015January 30, 2015 Likelihood of Confusion

Best of 2010: Drive-by infringement

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”... Read more

December 30, 2014January 2, 2015 Likelihood of Confusion

Pipe dreams

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... Read more

May 29, 2014December 28, 2014 Likelihood of Confusion

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October 8, 2013August 24, 2021 Genericness and Trademarks Likelihood of Confusion

Apostrophe now

Via Courthouse News, a report of a trademark lawsuit that I’d think were merely “apostrophal” if not for the fact that that august publication says it’s... Read more

September 3, 2013September 9, 2013 Likelihood of Confusion

Chasing confusion

This explains why it’s so hard for the rest of us to get legal work from Chase. Read more

December 30, 2012January 8, 2013 Likelihood of Confusion

TK-Oh for Anhauser-Busch, Bacardi

The New York Law Journal (sub. req.) reports on a big decision from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals: The U.S. Court of Appeals for... Read more

January 31, 2012November 15, 2013 Likelihood of Confusion

Char’ed, I’m sure (updated, again, November 2013)

Updated version of the post first found here on December 8, 2009. Poor Starbucks. So much trademark trouble they have! Other trouble, too. And now... Read more