Grand Old Persecution
Paul Alan Levy sends this along: The latest abuse of trademark law to suppress discussion of topics of substantial public interest comes from not from... Read more
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Best of 2013: Arnold Palmer and the Perfect Brand
As seen in the Benny Goodman case in the TTAB, celebrity, brand power and trademark rights may outlive a celebrity’s peak performing years, but will bear fruit only... Read more
Justice Served Cold
When I was in law school, my trademark law seminar instructor was a practicing lawyer who has his share of war stories, some involving actual... Read more
Arnold Palmer and the Perfect Brand
As seen in the Benny Goodman case in the TTAB, celebrity, brand power and trademark rights may outlive a celebrity’s peak performing years, but will bear fruit only... Read more
Bringing big IP plaintiffs down a peg — or two
Mike Atkins is paying attention to Microsoft’s IP docket, as a Seattle Trademark Lawyer will do. He’s reporting about a default judgment and award the... Read more
My September 11th
This article was originally posted on in five installments on Dean’s World, and then lived on my old “other” blog, Likelihood of Success. I don’t remember... Read more
“Tolerated use”
Tim Wu (via Glenn Reynolds) says that we have to deal with the fuzzy logic of copyright enforcement in order properly to understand how copyright... Read more
A lawyer’s day
(This was originally posted on my old Likelihood of Success blog, which is no longer on line. — RDC) Shoe shine So far, so good.... Read more
Jews for Jesus Redux (or, the Second Filing)
Jews for Jesus sues Google over blog SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Christian evangelical group Jews for Jesus is suing Google Inc., saying a Web log... Read more
Twisn’t it rich
Here is the latest roundup of topical re-tweets that were tweeted to followers @roncoleman in the last week or so: @gfiremark New William Patry book... Read more
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
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