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Posted on June 17, 2021 Internet Law

Deep, Man

Apropos the Bates Line / Tulsa World dustup, Kevin Heller reminds us that deep linking can be a problem — if you promised in a... Read more

Posted on May 25, 2021 Uncategorized

Consider yourself enlightened

Michael Atkins, the Pacific Northwest’s trademark blogging doyen and, known to very few, one of America’s legendary masters of the theremin, has published a list... Read more

GIve me ambiguity or give me something else
Posted on May 25, 2021 Law Practice and Profession

Likelihood of … whatever

Okay, folks — this one is for the lawyers, pretty much.  It’s a Contract Interpretation Quiz (I’ve added the emphasis): Interpret this contract, reproduced below in... Read more

Posted on May 25, 2021 Trade Secrets

Edifice complex

It’s the Singularity a-borning!  On the two-year anniversary of my joining Goetz Fitzpatrick LLP, a law firm predominantly focused on construction law, I’ve written a... Read more

Posted on February 24, 2016December 21, 2016 Copyright Law

Copyright not lost in the contractual sauce

Forum selection clauses are taking a beating these days. Now comes the Second Circuit to answer a question that comes up a lot, at least... Read more

Posted on November 18, 2010November 21, 2010 Licensing Trademarks and trademark law

Clever is as clever shifts fees

Richard Bergovoy: The only thing worse for a licensor than losing money when its licensee files for bankruptcy is paying attorneys’ fees on top of... 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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