Best of 2014: Jell-O’s branding race to the bottom
This was first published on September 8, 2014. The Bill Cosby angle that has emerged since then is an unfortunate grace note to the whole... Read more
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Jell-O’s branding race to the bottom
Poor old Jell-O® Brand Gelatin. It once billed itself as The World’s Most Favorite Dessert. Remember the old Jell-O brand profile, at least the one that... Read more
Likelihood of occlusion (or, Dragged down by the stone)
Despite being unduly influenced virtually the whole time by narsty opoid medications so they could shut up my gallbladder till they yanked it out (warning... Read more
Where you stand depends on where you sit
[stextbox id=”info”]I’ve never had a guest post in response to a LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® item before, but that’s only because no one with the stature... Read more
The tweetest thing
Here’s your chance to catch up on some of the microblogging — i.e., intelligent retweeting, the highest form of Twitter — of topical relevance I... Read more
The domain game
I don’t do enough domain-name dispute resolution work under the UDRP to even pretend to be a UDRP maven, but I do know a couple... Read more
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
Nothing but err
In October of 2013 I blogged here about my participation in a panel on “trademark misuse” at the annual meeting of the AIPLA, where, among... Read more
Best of 2013: Yes, Virginia, domain names do matter
First published on July 19, 2013. That’s one thing I learned at the New York Intellectual Property Law Association’s “Hot Topics in” all kinds of... Read more
Best of 2013: False connections under the Lanham Act
First published on June 7, 2013. John Welch has posted a collection of “false connection” claims under Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. 1052(a)).... Read more
Take it away and tank ‘er away, um TANQUERAY
Steve Baird, who for my money is pretty much the best one doing this on a regular basis these days, has this great post up... Read more
Val Colbert: Who’s got the button?
A great all-around IP question is raised by Marty Schwimmer. [UPDATE: Note that the link to the words “sites like this one is now to... Read more
Grande, Venti, De Novo. (Starbucks VI)
Last week, while one giant was vindicated after years of litigation—even if its name was spelled “Goggle” on page 2 of Judge Chin’s decision—another was... Read more
Search for resolution
It’s two posts in one (I like to pull that off when I can), not even counting this one: Mike Masnick on Eric Goldman on... Read more