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Tag: BLM

Posted on October 6, 2021 Brand Management and Branding

Malice branding

This post consists of one tweet about branding, the social moment, corporate ethics and all the things, by someone else. If the French Revolution were... Read more

Posted on September 15, 2021 My Brand of Comedy

Celebrity sin

This is good.. Thanks, Greta Lee Jackson! We all learn and grow, amirite? Turns out the celebs behind the #ITakeResponsibility video got it a bit... Read more

BLM mural NYC
Posted on September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Free Expression

NYC BLM Mural lawsuit: More!

Here’s an interesting development that has some relevance to the Women for America First v. De Blasio complaint — that is, the NYC BLM street... Read more

BLM crisis marketing
Posted on September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 Brand Management and Branding

BLM: Broke, bespoke or woke?

BLM is a thing! So count on corporate America never to let a good – or a terrible – thing go to waste. They call... Read more

BLM mural NYC
Posted on August 26, 2020September 21, 2020 Free Expression

WFAF v. de Blasio – Motion for preliminary injunction

A month ago we filed this. It accomplished a lot, but not with respect to the City of New York — whereas in Redmond City,... Read more

BLM mural NYC
Posted on July 24, 2020September 21, 2020 Politics

Complaint challenging New York City’s BLM “Mural”

Filed this morning, despite ECF’s best efforts to stop me (which is why there’s no header – the case “opening” took place at around 11... Read more

Posted on June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Brand Management and Branding

Broke? Woke! Totally bespoke

Blacks are so oppressed that every corporation must issue its own hostage video. https://t.co/gDK6Lu3K8c — Jared A. Chambers ?? (@C4CEO) June 6, 2020 Samples tweets... 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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