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Category: Trademarks and trademark law

Posted on December 2, 2013December 1, 2013 Genericness and Trademarks

Take it away and tank ‘er away, um TANQUERAY

Steve Baird, who for my money is pretty much the best one doing this on a regular basis these days, has this great post up... Read more

Matthew David Brozik
Posted on November 19, 2013October 18, 2016 Trademark Dilution

Grande, Venti, De Novo. (Starbucks VI)

Last week, while one giant was vindicated after years of litigation—even if its name was spelled “Goggle” on page 2 of Judge Chin’s decision—another was... Read more

Posted on November 14, 2013 Internet Law Trademarks and trademark law

… and Europe Strikes Back: Google Loss Upheld by French Court

A friend painfully close to the case forwarded this link reporting that Google has lost its appeal of a judgment for “trademark counterfeiting” against the... Read more

Posted on October 28, 2013 Trademarks and trademark law

Great moments in trademark trolling

CrunchGear: With Nuvio suing Garmin’s Nuviphone on fairly spurious grounds, let’s take a look at famous trademark wars of times past. A little more on... Read more

Posted on October 11, 2013 Trademarks and trademark law

The Defenestration of Bayport

This item’s title would be a good name for a “Hardy Boys” book, but no, we’re talking about Bayport, Minnesota, home of the Anderson Corporation,... Read more

Posted on 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

Posted on September 16, 2013 Politics Trademarks and trademark law

Osama Kin Back in Brand Equity Play?

Joe Gandelman reports about a trademark story relating to the protection of the Bin Laden family name in Europe. No, not that Bin Laden —... Read more

Posted on 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

Posted on August 21, 2013May 1, 2014 Trademarks and trademark law

Likelihood of — well, no, actually. Not.

At least in some parts of the country, LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION is something judges actually sometimes don’t find.  Out there, for example.  No, the other... Read more

Posted on July 8, 2013 Fair Use Free Expression Trademarks and trademark law

Sealed with a fist

I kvetch a lot about the mania for dubious “IP enforcement” by government agencies such as New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority, which really should both... Read more

Posted on June 4, 2013June 13, 2013 Stealing the Language

Judge Gets the Points

Rely on a disclaimer to avoid likelihood of confusion? Fat chance. Take the Second Circuit’s decision in Weight Watchers International Inc. v. Luigino’s Inc., fresh... Read more

Posted on May 22, 2013 Counterfeiting & Piracy Fashion Law Trademarks and trademark law

Louis Vuitton on the receiving end

Two retailers have sued Louis Vuitton seeking a declaratory judgment of non-infringement in response to a cease and desist letter sent by the feisty French... Read more

Posted on May 13, 2013July 1, 2015 Genericness and Trademarks

The not so bright line

The preamble of the Lanham Act Section 2 is followed by six lower-case–lettered sections, the fifth of which contains four separately numbered “grounds” on which it... Read more

Posted on April 16, 2013 Brand Management and Branding Trademarks and trademark law

I’m a CYBERLAWYER, too!

Slashdot: BigTimOBrien writes to mention the EFF is reporting that self-proclaimed cyberlawyer, Eric Menhart, has decided to trademark use of the term “cyberlaw” and is... Read more

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