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Posted on September 14, 2021 Law Practice and Profession

America’s trademark litigation gravy train – the Bratz / Barbie case is back!

I can’t claim to be keeping close tabs on what’s going on in theBarbie / Bratz trademark litigation. But lookie here: A federal appeals court has... Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 Copyright Law

M-I-C . . . see you in court!

Could there be a mouse hole in Mickey’s larder?  The Los Angeles Times reports: All signs pointed to a Hollywood ending with Disney and Mickey... Read more

Posted on October 17, 2019 Brand Management and Branding Fair Use Free Expression Trademarks and trademark law

More, more, Moore!

One of my favorite ever topics here on LOC has been the litigation brought by the University of Alabama against painter Daniel Moore for unauthorized... Read more

Posted on October 17, 2019 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

What “Beating Righthaven” means

Instapundit links to Donald Douglas’s blog post, Beating Righthaven.  Excerpt: Righthaven files “no warning” lawsuits. That is, it gives no advance notification to defendants, which violates... Read more

Posted on October 22, 2018 Fashion Law IP Institutions Politics

COICA: Big IP supersizes it

Everything I’ve written about here for the last five years, or just about everything, is about to get a lot worse, explains David Post: Congress... Read more

Posted on March 31, 2017May 20, 2017 Trademarks and trademark law

Lawyer: Apple trademark claim “silly”

CNN.com reports: A lawyer for Apple Computer Inc. on Thursday dismissed as ridiculous a long-running trademark infringement claim by The Beatles’ Apple Corps record label... Read more

Posted on May 22, 2014May 29, 2014 Distribution systems

Best of 2011: What “beating Righthaven” means

First posted November 3, 2011. Instapundit links to Donald Douglas’s blog post, Beating Righthaven.  Excerpt: Righthaven files “no warning” lawsuits. That is, it gives no advance... Read more

Posted on January 1, 2014December 31, 2013 Enforcement

Best of 2013: A bunch of WHARTON business

First published August 16, 2013. Steve Baird — redoubtable Steve Baird — has a great post about a bunch of trademark business involving claims by... Read more

Posted on August 16, 2013September 3, 2013 Enforcement

A bunch of WHARTON business

Steve Baird — redoubtable Steve Baird — has a great post about a bunch of trademark business involving claims by the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton... Read more

Posted on February 22, 2013 Distribution systems

PROTECT IP — Threat or menace?

Got this video by Kirby Ferguson from Holmes Wilson at “Fight for the Future,” a starry-eyed organization that looks a little naive and a little goofy, but... Read more

Posted on August 29, 2011October 25, 2012 Fair Use Fashion Law

Up in smoke

Ever hear about people who buy ultra-expensive fine jewelry and then, concerned with security, keep it in a vault and wear a copy of the... Read more

CIA Headquarters - intel inside
Posted on November 23, 2010March 6, 2015 IP Overreaching

The latest intel on Intel’s trademark adventures – Bumped, UPDATED with prejudice

Forget about that dull, boring stuff about the negotiations between the Federal Trademark Commission and Intel Corporation’s so-called anticompetitive practices.  It’s dog eat dog out... 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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