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Forget breakfast — eBay eats Tiffany’s lunch

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Ron Coleman

Something about a judge loves a fence, I guess–and not only fences like eBay.

Counterfeiting & Piracy

Counterfeit Chic: Knockoff News 67

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-08-10 17:08:47. Republished by Blog Post PromoterRead it and laugh. Or cry. Definitely laugh or cry. Then read this really good article on […]

Roundups

But, of course

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-05-05 09:15:43. Republished by Blog Post PromoterShoes are dropping all over Europe: L’Oreal, the world’s largest cosmetics group, has launched legal action against […]

Counterfeiting & Piracy, Fashion Law, Trademarks and trademark law

Gibson argues for brand on the merits

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2012-10-05 15:05:04. Republished by Blog Post PromoterSince the beginning I’ve been blogging about the attempts by Gibson and Fender, the makers of fine […]

Trademarks and trademark law

Credit card companies get green light to profit from, enable Internet piracy

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-02-10 15:10:20. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Reuters reports that in Perfect 10, Inc. v. Visa Intl. Serv. Assn., 494 F.3d 788, 793 (9th […]

Counterfeiting & Piracy

How Supreme Skateboard plays the edge

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-06-01 08:35:04. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe new Case Clothesed blog out of New York Law School has a very interesting, if lightly sourced, […]

Counterfeiting & Piracy, Fashion Law, Trademarks and trademark law

They always get their man

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2009-11-24 17:22:30. Republished by Blog Post PromoterYes, people do have some funny ideas of what kinds of things to protect with copyright, don’t […]

The counterfeit lie

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Ron Coleman

“Cops? Robbers? Stealing? I don’t know much about trademarks, but I know about those things. Judgment for plaintiff.”

Litigation

COICA: Big IP supersizes it

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-11-15 11:47:00. Republished by Blog Post PromoterEverything I’ve written about here for the last five years, or just about everything, is about to […]

Fashion Law, IP Institutions, Politics

Tanked?

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2009-05-24 11:03:12. Republished by Blog Post PromoterCartier sued Apple last week, and before I had a chance to figure it out, they either […]

Litigation

Gucci v. Frontline Processing: Giving credit for infringement where it’s due

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Jane Coleman

Originally posted 2010-07-12 08:05:37. Republished by Blog Post Promoter The essential role played by credit card companies in online trademark infringement was recognized in Gucci […]

Secondary Liability

Knock, knock!

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-06-08 15:23:54. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Knock, knock! Who’s there! Your knockoff! I knockoff who? You knockoff yourself! No, don’t worry — […]

Fashion Law

Giving up the Web

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-11-05 17:11:33. Republished by Blog Post PromoterClickZ News says lawyers are “Giving Up on Web Trademark Infringement”: “Trademark dilution is death by a […]

Counterfeiting & Piracy, Fashion Law, Trademark Dilution, Trademarks and trademark law

SOPA box

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2012-01-18 15:32:45. Republished by Blog Post PromoterYou don’t need a link to find out what’s going with the SOPA “Blackout,” or all that […]

Enforcement