Judging the ABA
The ABA, like most national organizations of its kind, has evolved to serve the preferences of those at the organization's power nodes who are at once most activist and least professional. Read more
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The Potential Hazzards of Putting up Yer Dukes
So many strands of America in our time converge in this story, regarding which I predict some sort of IP dustup: “Cooter” was evidently the... Read more
Confusion Dispelled
Originally posted in September 2005. Minor editing made in September 2012. In the spring of 2005, I got a comment on the blog from... Read more
Best of 2013: “Inside Straight” on blogging for lawyers
First published on June 2, 2013. Some of my best (online-who-I-never-met-but-believe-me-they-have-your-back) friends among legal bloggers don’t believe in legal blogging at all. For example, Scott... Read more
When Dot Com really can make a trademark
In an important new ruling, Booking.com B.V. v. Matal, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia — on an appeal from the PTO under... Read more
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
The Fourth Circuit goes One Worlder on us
Question: If Marty Schwimmer, John Welch, and LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® all agree on something — besides Meet the Bloggers — how could it be wrong?... Read more
Confusion Dispelled
Originally posted in September 2005. Minor edits made in September 2012. In the spring of 2005, I got a comment on the blog from... Read more
Blawg Review #325.10
Welcome to Blawg Review #325 — 325-and-a-tenth, to be exact. Presumably you got here from here. So it is, so it is. Let’s review. Dennis... Read more
Birthday Marty
John Welch: Marty Schwimmer’s Trademark Blog turns six years old this month. Marty is the grandfather of trademark blogging. I’m not sure who the grandmother... Read more
Oy, Tenenbaum
A while ago I wrote a little piece linking to Doug Lichtman’s exploration of the Tenenbaum copyright case, which Harvard law professor Charles Nesson said would be... Read more
When Dot Com really can make a trademark (Best of 2017)
Originally posted on September 8, 2017.In an important new ruling, Booking.com B.V. v. Matal, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia — on an... Read more
King Kong meets Godzilla
Via Drudge — FT.com unleases a whopper: Microsoft on Tuesday launches a fierce attack on Google over its “cavalier” approach to copyright, accusing the internet... Read more
Floyd Abrams loses another one: No privilege for reporters’ phone records
We’ve never been big fans of the “press shield,” and I say that because I like the First Amendment. I just wish Floyd Abrams would... Read more