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Just what we choose it to mean

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Ron Coleman

When trademark lawyers — much less judges — use a word, it means just what they choose it to mean — neither more nor less. […]

Trademarks and trademark law

The second time as farce

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-07-15 08:25:39. Republished by Blog Post PromoterOn the occasion of the S&L Vitamins v. Australian Gold trial, I reposted what I wrote here […]

Diversion, Trademarks and trademark law

Sometimes all of our thoughts are … misgiven?

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Ron Coleman

Misgiven: the wacky 9th Circuit theory of the “inverse ratio” in copyright infringement

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

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-05-23 12:53:57. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe District of Arizona ruled today in a case we defended through trial and have reported on […]

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

Goodbye, dolly

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2012-12-27 15:00:28. Republished by Blog Post PromoterPamela Chestek reports on the dizzying fallout of the Bratz litigation.

Show me the money

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-04-20 17:19:02. Republished by Blog Post PromoterCopyright is happening all over the place! Now, a slight digression from the stemwinder I’m about to […]

Fee Shifting

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

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2009-01-08 21:34:29. Republished by Blog Post PromoterHere’s S&L Vitamin’s Trial Brief for the trial scheduled for next week in the above-entitled cause. (Or […]

Internet Law, Trademarks and trademark law

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

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2011-08-26 13:08:50. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThis post, which is the first of two parts (the second part can be found at the […]

A beauty, a doll

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2008-07-25 14:49:01. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe WSJ Law Blog reports: A federal jury in Riverside, Calif., determined Thursday that MGA Entertainment’s hugely […]

The Lonely Maytag Trademark

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-05-09 11:00:02. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe Associate Press reports: DES MOINES, Iowa Maytag may have to change the name of a new […]

Brand Management and Branding, Trademarks and trademark law

Bratz, foiled again!

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-01-22 13:44:34. Republished by Blog Post Promoter First, December’s 15, 2009’s story: Remember the Bratz dolls case, and the phenomenal legal fees application […]

Brand Management and Branding, Copyright Law

Someone dropped in an extra zero, right? RIGHT?

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2008-10-16 00:01:17. Republished by Blog Post PromoterIt’s a month-old story, and how it got past us here notwithstanding, it’s not getting past us […]

Suing bloggers for dollars

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2011-12-05 10:40:50. Republished by Blog Post PromoterGlenn Reynolds links to a an article in Wired about a newspaper “chain”‘s — actually, lawyer Steve Gibson’s — […]

Enforcement

IP piggies

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2015-06-12 09:15:13. Republished by Blog Post PromoterArs Technica: Not content with the current (and already massive) statutory damages allowed under copyright law, the […]