Damages – LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™

Show me the money

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Copyright is happening all over the place! Now, a slight digression from the stemwinder I’m about to release here on fee shifting in copyright cases. […]

Fee Shifting

S&L v. Australian Gold: You, the Jury

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Here’s S&L Vitamin’s Trial Brief for the trial scheduled for next week in the above-entitled cause. (Or you can read it at the bottom of […]

Internet Law, Trademarks and trademark law

Best of 2009: “Infinity Dollars” — IP damages and the jury”

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Ron Coleman

This post, which is the first of two parts (the second part can be found at the link at the end) was first posted on […]

A beauty, a doll

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Ron Coleman

The WSJ Law Blog reports: A federal jury in Riverside, Calif., determined Thursday that MGA Entertainment’s hugely popular Bratz dolls (pictured left) were designed while […]

The Lonely Maytag Trademark

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Ron Coleman

The Associate Press reports: DES MOINES, Iowa Maytag may have to change the name of a new kitchen appliances. That’s after a small business owner […]

Brand Management and Branding, Trademarks and trademark law

Bratz, foiled again!

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Ron Coleman

First, December’s 15, 2009’s story: Remember the Bratz dolls case, and the phenomenal legal fees application that followed? It’s back! The Ninth Circuit Court […]

Brand Management and Branding, Copyright Law

Someone dropped in an extra zero, right? RIGHT?

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Ron Coleman

It’s a month-old story, and how it got past us here notwithstanding, it’s not getting past us now. Per the ABA Journal, remember the Bratz […]

Suing bloggers for dollars

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Glenn Reynolds links to a an article in Wired about a newspaper “chain”‘s — actually, lawyer Steve Gibson’s — “new business model”: Suing bloggers who post newspaper […]

Enforcement

IP piggies

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Ars Technica: Not content with the current (and already massive) statutory damages allowed under copyright law, the RIAA is pushing to expand the provision. The […]

Death By Lawyer

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Ron Coleman

Originally, originally posted 2007-06-13 20:42:40. Republished by Blog Post Promoter They make that sound like a bad thing. Now, I wouldn’t agree with each and every little […]

Distribution systems

Copyright’s absolute liability?

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Ron Coleman

Michael Ratoza of U.S. IP LAW reports (via @BeelJDPhD) on a case that issues a somewhat stunning ruling for those of us, such as LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®, […]

Buildings and IP

Best of 2008: Someone dropped in an extra zero, right? RIGHT?

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Ron Coleman

Posted on October 16, 2008. It’s a month-old story, and how it got past us here notwithstanding, it’s not getting past us now. Per the […]

Fee Shifting

Little claims, big idea?

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Ron Coleman

A major theme around here is the proposition that copyright law encourages litigation of even the most tenuous plaintiffs’ claims, mainly because of the rules […]

Fat lady sings: Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law in Designer Skin v S & L Vitamins

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Ron Coleman

The District of Arizona ruled today in a case we defended through trial and have reported on here extensively. The decision is here; the minute […]

Brand Management and Branding, Copyright Law, Internet Law, Trademarks and trademark law