Washington Whatevers
Ron ColemanEffective immediately, Washington will call itself the “Washington Football Team”, pending adoption of a new name, sources tell ESPN. This is not a final renaming and rebranding for team; this…
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 did. As you…
Secondary trademark liability: Third party counterfeiting as proof of knowledge?
Jane ColemanQUERY: 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 question typically arises in the…
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 caught up with my visionary…
Giving up the Web
Ron ColemanClickZ News says lawyers are “Giving Up on Web Trademark Infringement”: “Trademark dilution is death by a thousand cuts,” said Joe Dreitler, partner at Frost Brown Todd. “And if there…
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.