Roundups
Knockoff News 54
It fell off the back of a truck! Originally posted 2013-06-07 12:10:41. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Ron Coleman
Roundups
Brand Me Infantile
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…
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Ron Coleman
Settlement reached in Blackberry case
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….
Written by: Ron Coleman
Domain Names
Domain names and fair use
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…
Written by: Ron Coleman
Internet Law
Washington State to AOL: You’ve Got Nailed
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…
Written by: Ron Coleman
Free Expression
Ideological purity
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. ….
Written by: Ron Coleman
Free Expression
A world of difference
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
Written by: Ron Coleman
Patents
Rogue phOne: A Design Wars Story
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…
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Gregory Winsky
Brand Management and Branding
Amateur trademark filings, gauzy brand aids
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…
Written by: Ron Coleman
Litigation
Eminent Domain: Know Your Rights
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…
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Brian Wallace
Kudos to Doctorow
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,…
Written by: Ron Coleman
Free speech is a two-way street
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…
Written by: Ron Coleman
Brand Management and Branding
Cowboy rules
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…
Written by: Ron Coleman
Blogging
Met some bloggers!
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…
Written by: Ron Coleman