Lawyer Ron Coleman on brands, the Internet & free speech
Evan Brown reports on a case that suggest that yes, there is. Good thing, too, considering the damage one case and one determined judge can do … Originally posted 2012-10-31 19:16:17. Republished by Blog Post…
Copyright Law
I, Matthew David Brozik, your dedicated lieutenant blawger, have written a novel. Actually, I’ve written three. And, also, this one—Taking Ivy Seriously—is really a novella, as it weighs in at 42,000 words… but I selected…
Fashion Law
Will there be beautiful people? Please, darling! It’s the Fashion Law Institute!
Trademarks and trademark law
[stextbox id=”alert”]This is a summary and analysis of the recent (August 2, 2010) decision in Rosetta Stone Ltd. v. Google Inc., 2010 WL 3063152 (E.D. Va.). The case has been added to Jane Coleman‘s highly-praised online…
Brand Management and Branding
The AP reports that Disney could have some IP issues in a jurisdiction where, regrettably, I am not licensed to practice. Or to breathe: Hamas militants have suspended a TV program that featured a Mickey…
Perfect discrimination is every seller’s dream. The Internet at once promises to make that dream reality and yet provides consumers with the range of choice and potential transparency of the sell side that can maximize…
Sports Law
I contributed a chapter called “How Trademark Protection Intersects with the Athlete’s Right of Publicity” in a new book called In the Arena: A Sports Law Handbook. Its publication, in true bar association fashion, was secretly announced…
The Android talk, that is. Tech News World asked me a couple of days ago about whether it wasn’t pretty unusual to see parties to litigation — in this case, the Android patent litigation — going…
Law Practice and Profession
In 1989, when I was still a contributing editor to the ABA’s Student Lawyer magazine, I wrote an article describing, in somewhat purple hues, the experience of preparing for the New York bar exam after…
Above The Law has a place in its heart for the losers among the winners: Our Second Favorite Blog Of The Year After ATL survey, sponsored by ATL and Lateral Link, is still dominated by…
Rights of Publicity and Personality
Eric Goldman has an interesting piece about an issue that has actually come up in my practice: Trademarks and tattoos, and specifically the concept of people selling “space” on their bodies to act as “human…
Brand Management and Branding
First posted on January 17, 2010. From last week’s INTA Trademark Topics email discussion list. One name has been changed to protect the innocent, and the links, by way of annotation, have been added, as…
Startups
Goyishe Kop sends along a link to this piece on legal tips for freelancers. What’s not to like? Originally posted 2008-09-23 18:19:06. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Stealing the Language
The U.K. Register reports that what would appear to be a very late in the game attempt by the original spammers — Hormel, makers of the presumably tasty canned meat — to preserve some semblance…