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Tag: Best of the Year

Posted on November 15, 2018 Brand Management and Branding Fashion Law Trademarks and trademark law

Best of 2010: Foul ball?

First published on March 2, 2010. Louis Vuitton Malletier and its lawyers demonstrate how to make sure a few seconds of what they say is... Read more

Posted on January 26, 2018 Buildings and IP

The Empire strikes back (Best of 2016)

First posted July 5, 2016. Via the Duets Blog, a trademark resolution that has been building for far too long: It is not easy to... Read more

Posted on December 20, 2016December 18, 2016 Brand Management and Branding

The shopping dead (Best of 2016)

Originally posted March 21, 2016. Says Pamela Chestek, of the Property, intangible® blog: I haven’t written about “zombie” or “heritage” marks in a long time. So... Read more

Posted on March 6, 2016December 21, 2016 Privacy

Best of 2010: You got privacy in my policy! No, YOU got policy in MY privacy!

First posted on July 15, 2010.Mindful always of my civic duty, my unique relation to humanity, and legal webby things, I’ve updated the LIKELIHOOD OF... Read more

Coca-Cola Host of the Highways
Posted on February 23, 2016March 2, 2016 Brand Management and Branding

Best of 2010: “Drive-by infringement”

Steve Baird says initial interest confusion is “the real thing” and in the process  seeks to “add life” to Professor McCarthy’s famous “evil highway road sign”... Read more

If You See Something, Say Something
Posted on December 31, 2015 Brand Management and Branding Trademarks and trademark law

Best of 2010: If you see something… it’s probably “trademarked”

First published on May 12, 2010. A while ago, while obsessing about New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its obsession with turning what might have... Read more

Posted on November 16, 2015November 30, 2015 Trademarks and trademark law

Best of 2009: “Keeping it real — the ultimate use in commerce”

This was first posted on May 7, 2009. The TTABlog® reports, again, on the fraud issue, but that’s not what interests me here so much... Read more

Posted on December 30, 2013 Brand Management and Branding

Best of 2009: “Orange you glad you’re such mullahs?”

This was first posted on April 29, 2009: William Lozito at Name Wire writes about a counterfeiting double-cross, or is it triple-cross or something more?,... Read more

Posted on December 27, 2012 Counterfeiting & Piracy Fashion Law Internet Law Trademarks and trademark law

Best of 2010: Gucci v. Frontline Processing: Giving credit for infringement where it’s due

First posted July 12, 2010. The essential role played by credit card companies in online trademark infringement was recognized in Gucci America, Inc. v. Frontline... Read more

Posted on August 1, 2012August 8, 2012 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

Best of 2009: “The LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® Twitter manifesto”

This was first posted on July 27, 2009. The authors of many of the blogs I read that are topically related to this one now... Read more

Posted on June 21, 2012 Copyright Law Trademarks and trademark law

Best of 2009: “Intellectual property and its digestion”

This was first posted on February 20, 2009: Back and forth in in social networking space — once Facebook, I digest some key ingredients of... Read more

Posted on December 27, 2010October 25, 2012 Counterfeiting & Piracy Fashion Law Trademarks and trademark law

Best of 2010: How Supreme Skateboard plays the edge

First posted on June 1, 2010. The new Case Clothesed blog out of New York Law School has a very interesting, if lightly sourced, piece about... Read more

Posted on January 1, 2010January 1, 2010 Uncategorized

Best of 2009: “Fraud on the PTO: Is it real, or all in my mind?”

This was first posted on September 3, 2009. Big decision, via the TTABlog®: The worm, finally, finally, has turned on the issue of the cancellation... Read more

Posted on December 29, 2008May 28, 2010 Brand Management and Branding Copyright Law Internet Law Trademarks and trademark law

Best of 2008: “Designer Skin v. S&L Continued: ‘S&L had a perfect right to sell this product'” (July)

This was first posted on July 18th: Unfortunately for future defendants in the position of our client, Internet retailer S&L, U.S. District Judge James Teilborg’s... 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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