Ron Coleman on the law affecting brands, the Internet & free speech
Originally posted 2010-06-28 01:00:03. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe online New York Law Journal (sub. required) reports on an important free speech case: Vesting a […]
Matal v. Tam was highly influential in the subsequent Supreme Court case Iancu v. Brunetti, which also overturned the provisions of the Lanham Act prohibiting the registration of “immoral” and “scandalous” trademarks on the same grounds. Mr. Coleman will speak about both of these cases, including his experience in the Tam case, and provide his insights regarding the future of registration of these types of controversial trademarks with the USPTO.
Originally posted 2005-08-02 14:34:17. Republished by Blog Post PromoterSometimes we microniche bloggers get a little antsy with the self-imposed limitations on our scope. Ah, to […]
The DMCA is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, of course. But easy does it with the “of courses”: Even though you need a copyright registration […]
Originally posted 2005-03-29 16:23:00. Republished by Blog Post PromoterSurprisingly, it was Antonin the Great who said that, according to an AP Report on today’s Grokster […]
Originally posted 2017-02-16 17:14:05. Republished by Blog Post PromoterI’m here now for tomorrow’s McCarthy Institute and Microsoft Corporation Symposium, “Trademark Law and Its Challenges 2017” […]
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.
Originally posted 2005-08-19 16:32:51. Republished by Blog Post PromoterDiscussed with intelligence and insight at the Derivate Work blog.
Originally posted 2011-11-28 14:33:17. Republished by Blog Post Promoter It hurts when the fake Chinese electronics sell better than the originals. No, I mean sometimes […]
You’ve heard about the new NYSBA Social Media Ethics Guidelines, right? Hear more about it at the @nyipla one-day seminar on Nov. 13th
Originally posted 2013-09-18 11:43:43. Republished by Blog Post PromoterUnfortunately for future defendants in the position of our client, Internet retailer S&L, U.S. District Judge James […]
Originally posted 2009-08-05 20:06:55. Republished by Blog Post PromoterSounds almost ordinary enough at first — this tweet from @EFF: Another Obama image fair use controversy: […]
Originally posted 2014-05-23 12:54:00. Republished by Blog Post PromoterI have added a disclaimer to the navigation bar as the winds of oppression howl about me. […]
Originally posted 2007-08-16 21:10:47. Republished by Blog Post Promoter On Avenue J in Brooklyn’s Midwood section (known to orthodox Jews as “Flatbush,” though it is […]