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Posted on July 2, 2021July 7, 2021 Internet Law

Obeying Orders – Yahoo! in China

Via Instapundit, a point we blogged about a week or two ago — some detail on the other side of the argument in the Washington... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 IP Overreaching

Bea©h ball?

At a recent beach-themed birthday party for a one-year-old girl, the cute, creative table-number “cards” were small inflated beach balls with the guests’ names written... Read more

Posted on October 30, 2019 Brand Management and Branding

Googley eyes

From Reuters: Google Inc. has knocked Microsoft Corp. from its perch as the world’s top-ranked brand, according to findings released on Monday. The rankings, compiled... Read more

Posted on October 17, 2019 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

Microsoft FAT Patents valid

The Inquirer reports: THE US Patent and Trademark Office has declared that patents Microsoft holds on file allocation tables (FAT) are valid, opening up the... Read more

Posted on August 4, 2014 Roundups

Tweets for the sweet

It’s been a couple of weeks, but then again no one was really out there anyway — here are the recent topical tweets I’ve shared... Read more

Posted on March 19, 2014December 28, 2014 Roundups

Blawg Review #2

Welcome to the sophomore edition of the Blawg Review. We assume you have brought your sharpened, #2 lead pencils, your registration card, and a valise... Read more

Blawg Review #2 (April 17, 2005)

Welcome to the sophomore edition of the Blawg Review. We assume you have brought your sharpened, #2 lead pencils, your registration card, and a valise... Read more

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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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