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Tag: Contributory Infringement

Key decision

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2009-03-19 15:28:05. Republished by Blog Post Promoter“Google makes money not by reason of the nature of the keyword, but by someone clicking on […]

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Fair Use, Internet Law, Trademarks and trademark law
Baidu v. Register.com

Not Baidu enough

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Jane Coleman

Originally posted 2010-08-15 13:47:22. Republished by Blog Post PromoterBaidu is another case in which the court declined to extend anything like a strict-liability standard for […]

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Trademarks and trademark law

The Lanham Act’s surprising penumbras

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2013-07-15 15:43:01. Republished by Blog Post PromoterHere I thought I understood something about the Lanham Act.  But wait, there’s more!  Did you know this?: […]

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Enforcement

Best of 2013: The Lanham Act’s surprising penumbras

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2013-12-31 06:06:27. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst published on July 15, 2013. Here I thought I understood something about the Lanham Act.  But wait, […]

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Enforcement

“Just taking orders” doesn’t cut it for eBay in Germany

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Ron Coleman

eBay evidently got rocked by Rolex* in its German litigation this year, and we may never have heard about it if not for a securities […]

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Internet Law, Trademarks and trademark law

Commercial, Trademark and Free Speech Litigation

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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.

ron-coleman-lawyerAs for me, I'm Ron Coleman, a commercial litigator and a partner in the Dhillon Law Group with a special interest in copyright and trademark law and free speech. I was also the lead lawyer for The Slants, The Band Who Must Not be Named.

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