Category: LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

If you’re lucky enough to be anywhere near Palo Alto on Thursday, you might want to check out this Open Source Debate being sponsored by... Read more

Eric Goldman makes an interesting point about too-clever-by-half lawyering (“what the hell, let’s throw everyone in”) that’s actually pretty stupid.  I’ve highlighted that point at... Read more

Julie Hilden considers the legality of “Web ‘Blacklists’ at FindLaw: With the chance of misinterpreting information considerable, why not regulate – or even ban –... Read more

The Trademark Blog reports on the dispute between ICED VOVO v ICED DOUGH VO. The song is here.  Just try to stay in your seat!... Read more

Today’s top story for blog-navel-gazers: CURRIE FOR CONGRESS: REPRESENTATIVE WATERS HAS FRIENDS IN AL JEZEERAH. Per Dean Esmay, one of the ‘sphere’s favorite milibloggers wants... Read more

The Patent and Trademark Office has denied reconsideration of its denial of John Welch’s application for a registration for TTABLOG. John has appealed — to... Read more

City walls including David’s Tower and the Valley of Hinnom, from Jaffa Gate Originally uploaded by Likelihood of Confusion. I was in Israel last week.... Read more

The Ninth Circuit sounds really right on this: Service providers should not be able to change their terms of service arbitrarily without notifying their registered... Read more

The Alex Kozinski dustup has everyone clucking his tongue over the seemingly inevitable march toward realization of the dictum that there is no expectation of... Read more

Michael Atkins weighs in authoritatively on the striking writers’ protest web site:  Parody and free speech all the way.  Obviously he does not rule like... Read more

Michael Crowley wrties: Compounding it all is the bizarre judgment of GM Isiah Thomas, whose acquisition of Francis almost seemed like a prank–the work of... Read more