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Posted on October 10, 2021 Trademarks and trademark law

Yes, you can get your trademark judgment enforced in a foreign country!

Uh, not really.  Not in this lifetime. But you can get it enforced in Canada, which is the next best thing. Originally posted 2010-09-13 10:50:42.... Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 Copyright Law

No tolls for trolls

The thing about copyright law we all understand is that no one understands it. We have all written about the old Righthaven copyright trolling scam, as everyone... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Counterfeiting & Piracy Fashion Law Trademark Dilution Trademarks and trademark law

Giving up the Web

ClickZ News says lawyers are “Giving Up on Web Trademark Infringement”: “Trademark dilution is death by a thousand cuts,” said Joe Dreitler, partner at Frost... Read more

Posted on July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 Free Expression

Washington Whatevers

Effective immediately, Washington will call itself the “Washington Football Team”, pending adoption of a new name, sources tell ESPN. This is not a final renaming... Read more

Posted on September 18, 2017 Secondary Liability

Secondary trademark liability: Third party counterfeiting as proof of knowledge?

QUERY:  Are sales of counterfeit products other than those of the plaintiff valid proof of a defendant’s “knowledge” in a contributory trademark infringement case? That... Read more

Posted on August 13, 2011November 16, 2015 Enforcement

Tidying up your Internet

I was writing about ways to get to non-compliant IP-infringing websites before it was fashionable.  But eventually more and more law-enforcement folks and legislators have... 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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