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Tag: Cease and Desist Letters

Streisand walks again

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2013-08-05 13:37:47. Republished by Blog Post PromoterLawyer, media critic and intrepid blogger Patterico reports all about a compelling illustration of the Streisand Effect in […]

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Fair Use

See and “D”

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2013-02-26 17:08:16. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe “D” as in “Defense.”  The put-upon pun is on “C & D,” which is what we […]

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Enforcement
Eat More Kale

A trademark lawyer’s got to loy… er

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2011-12-07 18:16:59. Republished by Blog Post PromoterDiscussing trademark law blogging with a colleague last night, I was asked whether I’d written anything about […]

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If You See Something, Say Something

Best of 2005: New York’s MTA Has an IP Obsession

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Ron Coleman

The New York Sun reports that New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority has filed to register the phrase “If You See Something, Say Something” — its […]

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Stealing the Language

The skinny on fair use

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Ron Coleman

How much dumb can possibly be fit into a size two?  Walter Olson rounds it up: Ralph Lauren lawyers: don’t you dare reproduce our skinny-model […]

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Copyright Law, Fair Use, Fashion Law, Free Expression

Copyright in cease and desist letters? Not quite.

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Ron Coleman

A law firm’s press release says: The US District Court for the District of Idaho has found that copyright law protects a lawyer demand letter […]

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Copyright Law
If You See Something, Say Something

New York’s MTA Has an IP Obsession

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Ron Coleman

The New York Sun reports that New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority has filed to register the phrase “If You See Something, Say Something” — its […]

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Brand Management and Branding, Free Expression

Power Line to the DNC: Sue us

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Ron Coleman

Power Line asserts the “actual malice” standard to defend itself against a threatened defamation suit against just about everyone from the Democratic National Committee. (Via […]

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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.

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