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Posted on February 18, 2023 Trademarks and trademark law

Web 2.0, but nothing’s changed

Remember the silliness over the attempt by a certain attorney to secure trademark rights for CYBERLAWYER?  The notable part about how that went down was... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Uncategorized

How to describe a Catch 22

Michael Hall considers the PTO’s “Heads I Win, Tails You Lose” policy, by which it uses trademark registrations as evidence to refuse new applications on... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Brand Management and Branding Trademarks and trademark law

How generic is your cupcakery? Or is it CUPCAKERY™ after all?

From Ryan Gile:  Is CUPCAKERY a generic term for a cupcake bakery? At first, the word “cupcakery” seems somewhat suggestive–a unique play on the words... Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 Trademarks and trademark law

The generic agony of defeat

The best LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® blog item title ever was evidently wasted  — and I’m sorry I didn’t keep you quite so up to date... Read more

Posted on February 24, 2015March 9, 2015 Places - Geographical Descriptions and Trademarks

Never trust a hippie?

For years I’ve been kvetching here about the phenomenon of municipal overreach on intellectual property claims, whether it’s catchphrases with no particular geographic association; transit line symbols... Read more

Posted on August 21, 2013May 1, 2014 Trademarks and trademark law

Likelihood of — well, no, actually. Not.

At least in some parts of the country, LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION is something judges actually sometimes don’t find.  Out there, for example.  No, the other... Read more

Posted on May 13, 2013July 1, 2015 Genericness and Trademarks

The not so bright line

The preamble of the Lanham Act Section 2 is followed by six lower-case–lettered sections, the fifth of which contains four separately numbered “grounds” on which it... Read more

Posted on April 16, 2013 Brand Management and Branding Trademarks and trademark law

I’m a CYBERLAWYER, too!

Slashdot: BigTimOBrien writes to mention the EFF is reporting that self-proclaimed cyberlawyer, Eric Menhart, has decided to trademark use of the term “cyberlaw” and is... Read more

Posted on September 27, 2011September 27, 2011 Stealing the Language

Gadget goes gonzo

Updated (see below) in September, 2011: Firefly Digital explains the vision behind their, um, trademarks — including the one they claim a little outfit called... Read more

Posted on December 21, 2010May 18, 2016 Trademarks and trademark law

Best of 2010: The generic agony of defeat

First published on February 11, 2010. The best LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® blog item title ever was evidently wasted  — and I’m sorry I didn’t keep... Read more

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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 social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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