Give the man credit
Judge Harold Baer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “home court” for LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®) has never been afraid to... Read more
Tag: Diversion
Best of 2012: INTA and the big tent
First posted on May 13, 2012.In the previous INTA post I raised the question of how a significant session discussing a significant topic — the effect... Read more
Best of 2008: The Long and Rocky Road
This was first posted on May 7, 2008. Irvin Robbins, the co-founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream chain, died yesterday. Here’s how much time has... Read more
Kirtsaeng and Copyright: First sale means first sale
The Supreme Court handed down a huge decision in copyright law today, ruling in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. that the first sale doctrine, which... Read more
Canada: Copyright law not meant to protect distribution networks
The Gray Blog reports that the Canadian Supreme Court has rejected an attempt — the sort made all day all over North America — to... Read more
Split decision
During my traditional end-of-December goof-off here I didn’t pay adequate attention to the important non-ruling in Costco v. Omega, which involves an issue I have... Read more
The second time as farce
On the occasion of the S&L Vitamins v. Australian Gold trial, I reposted what I wrote here six months earlier about the first of these... Read more
Best of 2008: The Long and Rocky Road
This was first posted on May 7, 2008. Irvin Robbins, the co-founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream chain, died yesterday. Here’s how much time has... Read more
Designer Skin v. S&L continued: “S&L had a perfect right to sell this product”
Unfortunately for future defendants in the position of our client, Internet retailer S&L, U.S. District Judge James Teilborg’s decision from the bench in the District... Read more
INTA and the big tent (updated)
Revised from Friday’s original post. In the previous INTA post I raised the question of how a significant session discussing a significant topic — the effect... Read more
Google, Geico Good to Go
Google and Geico have settled. Originally posted 2014-03-14 10:41:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more
Aw, shucks
We already covered the Designer Skin v. S&L Vitamins summary judgment decision, and linked to commentators Greg Beck, Bill Patry, Rebecca Tushnet, Eric Goldman and... Read more
Fat lady sings: Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law in Designer Skin v S & L Vitamins
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... Read more
Diversion, yes, but no
Some people have all the luck in the Eastern District of New York. Whereas me — I think I’ve got it coming to me right... Read more