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Tag: Counterfeiting & Piracy

China fakes reform

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-12-09 11:06:46. Republished by Blog Post PromoterOn the eve of the Beijing Olympics — which is nothing if not a branding, merchandising and […]

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Defining counterfeiting downward

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-07-23 10:58:27. Republished by Blog Post PromoterCounterfeit Chic happens upon a new defense to trademark counterfeiting:  “Counterfeiting?  You call this counterfeiting?!” We’ve all […]

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Counterfeiting & Piracy

Cardiac counterfeiting

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2012-12-30 15:00:15. Republished by Blog Post PromoterIt’s not a defense to trademark infringement or counterfeiting that your heart is full of good intentions.

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Counterfeiting & Piracy

Best of 2009: They always get their man

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Ron Coleman

Posted November 24, 2009. Yes, people do have some funny ideas of what kinds of things to protect with copyright, don’t they?   A few […]

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Starting ’em out young

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Ron Coleman

Counterfeit Chic looks at tomorrow’s counterfeiters. Well, that’s how Susan looks at them, anyway. When you’re a carpenter everything looks like a nail, you know?

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… and Europe Strikes Back: Google Loss Upheld by French Court

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Ron Coleman

A friend painfully close to the case forwarded this link reporting that Google has lost its appeal of a judgment for “trademark counterfeiting” against the […]

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Internet Law, Trademarks and trademark law

Jihadi Faux?

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Ron Coleman

Counterfeit Chic reports that the world really does revolve around intellectual property! Last week in Maryland, a traffic stop yielded a cache of counterfeit Nike […]

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RIAA: Pillar of the Plaintiff’s Bar

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Ron Coleman

Reuters “news service” “reports”: A record industry trade group on Thursday said it filed lawsuits against 751 people it claims used online file-sharing networks to […]

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Copyright Law, Counterfeiting & Piracy
Kalashnikov

From Russia, without royalties

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Ron Coleman

The Kalashnikov rifle: Naked trademark licensing (“I take them into my hands and, my goodness, the marks are foreign,” [General Kalashnikov] said of the knockoffs […]

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Counterfeiting & Piracy, Trademarks and trademark law

Home cookin’ a la mode, with a most undeserving dessert

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Ron Coleman

From the WSJ Law Blog: A French court today cracked down on counterfeits — and an outlet that sells them — ordering eBay to pay […]

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Counterfeiting & Piracy, Internet Law

Ninth Circuit: eBay not a portal to jurisdiction

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Ron Coleman

We spill a lot of pixels here blogging about the question of just how transparent, nay ethereal, eBay is as, say, a facilitator of transactions […]

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Internet Law

No one blinks

Posted on November 13, 2007 by Ron Coleman

Reuters reports that the Tiffany trademark suit against eBay is really going to trial. Really! I am sure no one expected this. I certainly didn’t. […]

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Internet Law, Trademarks and trademark law

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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.

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