Best of 2010: “Drive-by infringement”
Originally posted 2014-02-10 15:10:18. Republished by Blog Post PromoterSteve Baird says initial interest confusion is “the real thing” and in the process seeks to “add life” […]
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Best of 2010: If you see something… it’s probably “trademarked”
Originally posted 2010-12-24 08:00:42. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst published on May 12, 2010. A while ago, while obsessing about New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority […]
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Best of 2009: “Keeping it real — the ultimate use in commerce”
Originally posted 2009-12-27 16:56:22. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThis was first posted on May 7, 2009. The TTABlog® reports, again, on the fraud issue, but […]
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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?, […]
Continue reading »Best of 2010: Forget breakfast — eBay eats Tiffany’s lunch
The Second Circuit, unsurprisingly according to most commentators, has affirmed the decision of the Southern District of New York refusing to find eBay liable for […]
Continue reading »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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Best of 2010: Lug me tender
First published on February 24, 2010. Should a law school be tendering seven figures of money to a minor league baseball team for stadium naming […]
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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 […]
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Best of 2010: Trademarks, copyright, brand equity, and rent-seeking: Soapbox 2010
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 […]
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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 […]
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Best of 2009: “Adverference?”
This was originally published on January 22, 2009: Working from home today after a bruising few weeks at work (see yesterday’s post!), I finally figured […]
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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 […]
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