Lawyer Ron Coleman on brands, the Internet & free speech
Originally published December 9, 2009. Instapundit links to this item about the incredible shrinking Charlie Brown specials — warmly-remembered favorite scenes from the annual Peanut... Read more
Originally published December 9, 2009. Now a heartwarming tradition of bloggy goodness. Instapundit links to this item about the incredible shrinking Charlie Brown specials —... Read more
Originally posted on July 15, 2005. India doesn’t have a First Amendment, as such, but from what I read its free speech protections are similar... Read more
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
First published January 14, 2014. Remember when Vietnam was communist and stuff? Probably not. Well, I do. And yes, I look it. And yes, GET... Read more
Okay, so that dates me a tad. Well, does Pepsi tell Coke — that Coke employees are trying to sell Coca-Cola secrets to them? Of... Read more
The question, per last fall’s story, was this: Can you establish trademark rights in a flavor? The court said, unsurprisingly, “no.” As usual, I let... Read more
Everyone knows that distinctiveness can be inherent or acquired, and that some kinds of trademarks — product-configuration trade dress, notably — can “never” be inherently... Read more
[stextbox id=”info”]The last couple of weeks of the year or so I always re-post, with typical humility, the “Best of 2010.” I arrange it in... Read more
Steve Baird says initial interest confusion is “the real thing” and in the process seeks to “add life” to Professor McCarthy’s famous “evil highway road sign”... Read more
We all knew this day would come, even if not everyone wanted it to: The sponsored top-level domain .xxx is up and running, although addresses... Read more
India doesn’t have a First Amendment, as such, but from what I read its free speech protections are similar to those in the West. So... Read more