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LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™

Lawyer Ron Coleman on brands, the Internet & free speech

LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™

Lawyer Ron Coleman on brands, the Internet & free speech

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New video series: Law Learnin’ Wednesdays

Ron Coleman Dec 6, 2023 0 Comments

https://twitter.com/RonColeman/status/1732384398417527277?s=20

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Tweets are microblogging.

Ron Coleman Aug 10, 2022 0 Comments

As I have written so many times, what used to qualify as a “short post” back when the edgiest form of social media was blogging is now just… a tweet.…

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I do videos

Ron Coleman May 12, 2022 0 Comments
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Shopify: “Empowering independent business owners everywhere”

Ron Coleman Apr 14, 2022 0 Comments

https://twitter.com/AJKayWriter/status/1514655191856914435?s=20&t=Hw8uoEKdrOYftLctJiOtfw

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ColemanNation of a dream

Ron Coleman Jul 19, 2021 0 Comments

Yes, you can now get all the ColemanNation podcasts on YouTube! But you have to want to.

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Whatever

Ron Coleman Jan 27, 2021 0 Comments

https://twitter.com/RonColeman/status/1354473227574272002?s=20

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Heard in the tweetosphere

Ron Coleman Nov 17, 2020 0 Comments

Microblogging is all the new thing. Here is some of the topical microblogging I’ve done lately: I like creative phrases like this and think it is great that people sell…

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What was that masked trademark?

Ron Coleman Oct 13, 2020 1 Comments

Evergreen tweet: I like creative phrases like this and think it is great that people sell clothing, hats, or masks displaying them, but I still think the USPTO should not…

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No mark too unboxed to arm with a registration

Ron Coleman Apr 13, 2020 0 Comments

What was the thinking on the "peripheral shape or border"? It is not that hard to imagine that the PTO wanted to keep color trademarks "in the box"

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The new disengagement

Ron Coleman Mar 29, 2020 0 Comments

From Oliver Herzfeld on LinkedIn: Frankly, I think it’s brilliant. There’s more at the link. (Why doesn’t LinkedIn provide embed codes?!

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“A Republic We Should Keep” – Human Events

Ron Coleman Jan 24, 2020 0 Comments

We should reject calls to destroy the “anti-democratic” Electoral College and Senate.

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Bentley v. Bentley: It can’t happen here

Ron Coleman Nov 21, 2019 0 Comments

No, the English Rule didn't stop Bentley Motors. But at least it compensated Bentley Clothing and its lawyers for having to extend themselves in defending an unjust and unjustifiable litigation…

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“You an esquire?”

Ron Coleman Oct 30, 2019 0 Comments

“Who wants to know?,” I didn’t ask. Young, slim guy sitting next to me on the E train just looks at me and asks hey, “you an esquire”? That obvious…

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Picture this

Ron Coleman Oct 13, 2019 0 Comments

So, it was a bad week for LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION (the blog). It's getting harder to be your own webmaster on any kind of customized site because security, analytics and…

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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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