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Dear John Letter

“Dear Licensor” — Part II

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-04-09 07:50:28. Republished by Blog Post PromoterLast spring I excerpted from and linked to an article by my friends Richard Bergovoy (of the Licensing Law […]

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Licensing
Dear John Letter

“Dear Licensor”

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Ron Coleman

Talk about “Dear John” letters!  In the June issue of Royaltie$ magazine, Oliver Herzfeld (of Beanstalk) and Richard Bergovoy (of the Licensing Law Blog) sure […]

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Licensing

Clever is as clever shifts fees

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Ron Coleman

Richard Bergovoy: The only thing worse for a licensor than losing money when its licensee files for bankruptcy is paying attorneys’ fees on top of […]

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Licensing, Trademarks and trademark law

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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 legal issues related to blogging. That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

ron-coleman-lawyerAs for me, I'm Ron Coleman, a commercial litigator with a special interest in copyright and trademark law at Mandelbaum Salsburg, PC. I was also the lead lawyer for The Slants, The Band Who Must Not be Named.

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