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Posted on June 30, 2006February 6, 2008 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

Swingin’ with the PTO

Timothy Noah writes in the (awfully redesigned) Slate: Looking back from the 22nd century, future historians will marvel at the current era’s obsession with extending... Read more

Posted on June 12, 2006 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

The long electronic arm of the law

Evan Brown asks: “Should a website owner only pre-populate its form fields with the names of states in which it is willing to conduct litigation?” Read more

Posted on June 7, 2006 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

Shocked, shocked

A sleazy new magazine steals blogger Michael Yon’s work, refuses to back down; he’s revving up the copyright lawsuit — and the indignation. Via Instapundit. Read more

Posted on June 4, 2006June 4, 2006 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

I’m still here…

… just a little over there, to the right. I’ve wound down the operation of the Coleman Law Firm and become a partner at the... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2006February 6, 2008 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

Free speech for me, not for thee

Protest Warrior reports about the left-winger who took cyber-protest too far: On May 23, 2006, a grand jury at the U.S. District Court in Illinois... Read more

Posted on April 28, 2006April 28, 2006 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

India, Scotland in same news story: Must be trademark law

Two of the least probable Commonwealth countries* slug it out! The AP reports: An Indian court has ruled that Indian whiskey manufacturers cannot use the... Read more

Posted on April 21, 2006February 6, 2008 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

How much free speech in grade school?

The Ninth Circuit says, Not that much. And — don’t think this isn’t part of it — what kind? (Via IP.) UPDATE:  It could be... Read more

Posted on April 18, 2006February 6, 2008 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

Gripe site using Falwell’s name to stay lit

The Supreme Court has rejected the Rev. Jerry Falwell’s request to review the Fourth Circuit’s decision that permitted Falwell.com, a website critical of the conservative... Read more

Posted on April 18, 2006February 6, 2008 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

Hero or…

By now you’ve heard that Muhammed Ali has sold the rights to exploit his once-platinum name and fame for $50 million. It’s a little late... Read more

Posted on March 28, 2006March 30, 2006 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

SCOTUS to hear landmark eBay patent case

From Reuters: The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments in a patent case involving online auctioneer eBay Inc. that is part of a... Read more

Posted on March 7, 2006February 6, 2008 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

Email instead of nail ‘n’ mail?

Important ruling for people who litigate on and about the Internet, from Evan Brown: The court allowed service of the summons to an e-mail address... Read more

Posted on March 2, 2006February 6, 2008 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

Likelihood of confusion

Hey, guess what I just found out by tracing our incoming traffic. What do you suppose is the number-one result if you do a Google... Read more

Posted on February 23, 2006February 6, 2008 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

Google hit on thumbnails

IPKat reports that it lost on copyright, didn’t lose on trademark, for use of thumbnails out in California. California is a tough place to litigate... Read more

Posted on February 20, 2006February 20, 2006 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

Proof that TV doesn’t harm kids, Butch!

Slate explains how Likelihood of Confusion did it: If anything, the data revealed a small positive uptick in test scores for kids who got to... Read more

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