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
Ron Coleman on the law affecting brands, the Internet & free speech
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
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
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
… 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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