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Originally posted 2010-01-28 17:52:48. Republished by Blog Post PromoterRemember the silliness over the attempt by a certain attorney to secure trademark rights for CYBERLAWYER? The […]
Continue reading »Ron Coleman on the law affecting brands, the Internet & free speech
Originally posted 2010-01-28 17:52:48. Republished by Blog Post PromoterRemember the silliness over the attempt by a certain attorney to secure trademark rights for CYBERLAWYER? The […]
Continue reading »Originally posted 2010-02-11 00:02:00. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe best LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® blog item title ever was evidently wasted — and I’m sorry I […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »Updated (see below) in September, 2011: Firefly Digital explains the vision behind their, um, trademarks — including the one they claim a little outfit called […]
Continue reading »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 […]
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