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Tag: Contributory Infringement

Posted on October 9, 2022 Enforcement

Best of 2013: The Lanham Act’s surprising penumbras

First published on July 15, 2013. Here I thought I understood something about the Lanham Act.  But wait, there’s more!  Did you know this?: The purpose... Read more

Posted on May 9, 2022 Enforcement

The Lanham Act’s surprising penumbras

Here I thought I understood something about the Lanham Act.  But wait, there’s more!  Did you know this?: The purpose of the Lanham Act is to... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Internet Law Trademarks and trademark law

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

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... Read more

Posted on October 17, 2019 Fair Use Internet Law Trademarks and trademark law

Key decision

“Google makes money not by reason of the nature of the keyword, but by someone clicking on the keyword,” Google lawyer Alexandra Neri told a... Read more

Baidu v. Register.com
Posted on September 20, 2019 Trademarks and trademark law

Not Baidu enough

[stextbox id=”info”]This is a summary and analysis of the recent (July 22, 2010) decision in Baidu, Inc. v. Register.com, 2010 WL 2900313 (S.D.N.Y), in which Judge... 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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