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Tag: Armand Hammer

Posted on December 7, 2021 Brand Management and Branding

Labor Day Special: Nailing the arm and hammer trademark

Nothing worse for diluting baking soda — or a baking soda brand — than a gazillionaire commie plowing the waters with your logo on his yacht, you’d think. Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021September 3, 2023 Brand Management and Branding

Labor Day Special: Nailing the arm and hammer trademark

This hard-working post was first published on the eve of Labor Day in 2014.  Yet it remains as fresh as your refrigerator thanks to that... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Brand Management and Branding

Nailing the arm and hammer trademark

It’s Labor Day weekend — what better time to talk about that great symbol of  militant labor and refrigerator deodorizing, the ARM & HAMMER? I... Read more

Posted on September 1, 2017September 2, 2019 Brand Management and Branding

Labor Day Special: Nailing the arm and hammer trademark (Archive post)

[stextbox id=’info’]This hard-working post was first published on the eve of Labor Day in 2014.  Yet it remains as fresh as your refrigerator thanks to... Read more

Posted on December 29, 2014December 30, 2014 Brand Management and Branding

Best of 2014: Nailing the Arm and Hammer trademark

Originally posted on August 29, 2014. It’s the eve of Labor Day — what better time to talk about that great symbol of  militant labor... Read more

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet and social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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