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Posted on May 25, 2021 Rights of Publicity and Personality

Bittersweet: Hershey bars all comers

As if on cue (they read this blog, right?), long-time trademark bully Hershey continues its aggressive brand — and whatever — protection efforts: Hershey Entertainment... Read more

Posted on January 26, 2018 IP Overreaching

Hershey keeps pushing it

And as usual, Marty’s on top of it like chocolate sauce on vanilla ice cream. Hershey’s (Hershey’s’s?) pushing of the wrapper, foil and all, is... Read more

Posted on July 9, 2022 Counterfeiting & Piracy

Trademark infringement: Just say no

Trademark litigators and enforcement people (especially in anticounterfeiting) frequently analogize to the War on Drugs. You can’t really ever stop the flow of fake Vuitton... Read more

Posted on August 10, 2021 Free Expression

IP Rights Again Brandished to Silence Critics

The Associated Press reports: The distinctive chocolate bar on the dust jacket of a new book about the founder of The Hershey Co. violates its... Read more

Hershey muffin pan
Posted on June 17, 2021 Genericness and Trademarks

Kissing trademark rights goodbye?

Eric Johnson‘s Pixelization blog has a sweet insight into a sticky trademark mess that Hershey’s could be, theoretically, getting itself into: It’s a Hershey’s-brand three-compartment... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Likelihood of Confusion

Upper crust – the POCKET SANDWICHES croissants saga (Part 1 of 2)

Letters, we get letters. Sometimes people just want to share their trademark woes with me.  Sometimes they want free advice, or cheap advice, or just... Read more

Posted on October 17, 2019 Likelihood of Confusion

Best of 2011: Upper crust – the POCKET SANDWICHES croissants saga

First posted on July 15, 2011. Letters, we get letters. Sometimes people just want to share their trademark woes with me. Sometimes they want free... Read more

Posted on October 17, 2019 Parody and Satire

Trademark “crime”?

Anthony Tambourino reports this odd item: Hershey, the largest candy maker in the U.S., has filed suit inIndianapolis, charging a Pennsylvania apparel-maker with infringing on... Read more

Posted on February 13, 2018 Parody and Satire

Best of 2007: Trademark “crime”?

Published November 20, 2007. Anthony Tambourino reports this odd item: Hershey, the largest candy maker in the U.S., has filed suit inIndianapolis, charging a Pennsylvania... Read more

Posted on October 13, 2015October 13, 2015 Functionality and Trademarks

Shot with his own gun

Steve Baird: This isn’t the first time we’ve written about brand owners who shoot themselves in the foot with their advertising. And, I’m sure it... Read more

Posted on January 30, 2015February 2, 2015 Distribution systems

The Internet of Things: A threat to yummy trademarks?

This item came across the ether yesterday: RT @adage: Edible 3-D food printing becomes a reality at Hershey http://t.co/GiYhzUzoR2 pic.twitter.com/LVWDV2ioe2 — Likelihood TM Blog (@likely2confuse)... 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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