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It fell off the back of a truck! Originally posted 2013-06-07 12:10:41. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Lawyer Ron Coleman on brands, the Internet & free speech
It fell off the back of a truck! Originally posted 2013-06-07 12:10:41. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Reuters reports that U.K. regulators have once again slapped the wrist of the French Connection clothing company for their jejune FCUK ad campaign (“French Connection UK,” get it?). Last February Brand Channel reported on this…
In case you get all your news here — well, more specifically, since we have dealt with this issue — the news today is that a Update settlement has been reached in the BlackBerry case….
The continuum of defenses to claims sounding in trademark that runs from free speech, through fair use to nominative fair use is a longtime topic of interest around here, from the beginning of this humble…
The Internet Cases blog comes through again, reporting on this decision, holding that the forum selection clause in AOL’s terms of service does not trump the State of Washington’s consumer fraud law. I litigated a…
Yahoo News: Chinese Communist Party chief Hu Jintao has vowed to “purify” the Internet, state media reported on Wednesday, describing a top-level meeting that discussed ways to master the countrys sprawling, unruly online population. ….
Thread. you grow by knowing decent, intelligent people who don’t see the world your way. https://t.co/DUoG0PVz96 — Bruce Godfrey (@BruceGodfrey) September 25, 2020 Originally posted 2020-09-25 14:01:35. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… in a May 2016 blog post entitled “Design Patents at the Supreme Court: A Picture is Worth…” we promised to follow up on Samsung’s appeal to the…
A very popular post around here, based on server logs and SEO power, is this one: Trademark do it yourself? In that post I dissect an article by a bright, well-meaning fellow who wrote about…
Can the government take your land? Yes, they can – it’s a part of the 5th Amendment – as long as they pay just compensation and must be claimed for public use. Just compensation isn’t…
Mr. Boing-Boing himself is rewriting the rules about creativity, copyright and keysh: Remember four weeks ago when I told you that my young adult novel Little Brother made the New York Times bestseller list? Well,…
Ink-stained wretch Don Surber goes against the journalism-school grain in response to an Op-Ed by an obscure Kentucky journalism professor offended by accusations of disloyalty against the disloyal and preaching that “you young folks are…
From the National Post, trademark news about a lawsuit brought by New York’s charming Naked Cowboy against the makers of M&M’s and its ad agency. The story is in Canadian, but you can still more…
What a great evening it was at Meet the Bloggers VIII at the International Trademark Association’s annual meeting in DC! And by now, we should know. The space was perfect — accessible, attractive, spacious but…