The counterfeit lie
"Cops? Robbers? Stealing? I don't know much about trademarks, but I know about those things. Judgment for plaintiff." Read more
Tag: Counterfeiting & Piracy
Credit card companies get green light to profit from, enable Internet piracy
Reuters reports that in Perfect 10, Inc. v. Visa Intl. Serv. Assn., 494 F.3d 788, 793 (9th Cir. 2007) the Ninth Circuit has affirmed (opinion here), 2-1, a... Read more
But, of course
Shoes are dropping all over Europe: L’Oreal, the world’s largest cosmetics group, has launched legal action against eBay, alleging the online auctioneer does not do... Read more
Gibson argues for brand on the merits
Since the beginning I’ve been blogging about the attempts by Gibson and Fender, the makers of fine guitars, to avoid copycat competition via the trademark... Read more
Best of 2010: Forget breakfast — eBay eats Tiffany’s lunch
The Second Circuit, unsurprisingly according to most commentators, has affirmed the decision of the Southern District of New York refusing to find eBay liable for... Read more
Giving up the Web
ClickZ News says lawyers are “Giving Up on Web Trademark Infringement”: “Trademark dilution is death by a thousand cuts,” said Joe Dreitler, partner at Frost... Read more
SOPA box
You don’t need a link to find out what’s going with the SOPA “Blackout,” or all that other stuff. It’s all over the place, beyond... Read more
They always get their man
Yes, people do have some funny ideas of what kinds of things to protect with copyright, don’t they? A few years ago, criminal enterprise... Read more
Counterfeit Chic: Knockoff News 67
Read it and laugh. Or cry. Definitely laugh or cry. Then read this really good article on Counterfeit Chic which stands for the proposition that... Read more
How Supreme Skateboard plays the edge
The new Case Clothesed blog out of New York Law School has a very interesting, if lightly sourced, piece about how Supreme Skateboard has managed for... Read more
COICA: Big IP supersizes it
Everything I’ve written about here for the last five years, or just about everything, is about to get a lot worse, explains David Post: Congress... Read more
Tanked?
Cartier sued Apple last week, and before I had a chance to figure it out, they either un-sued them or announced that they were about... Read more
Gucci v. Frontline Processing: Giving credit for infringement where it’s due
The essential role played by credit card companies in online trademark infringement was recognized in Gucci America, Inc. v. Frontline Processing Corp. In that case,... Read more
Knock, knock!
Knock, knock! Who’s there! Your knockoff! I knockoff who? You knockoff yourself! No, don’t worry — it’s not so bad that LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® is... Read more