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Tag: First Amendment

Posted on September 13, 2022 Culture Clash

One nation, under gods

Volokh.com weighs in on an issue, not irrelevant to this blog (where the First Amendment is a topic), I blogged about on Dean’s World a... Read more

Posted on July 18, 2021July 26, 2021 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

Philosopher Kings to Rule on Ten Commandments

My new linking buddy (shout out to my dawg!) Joe “The Moderate Voice Thrown Across the Room” Gandelman reports that SCOTUS is going to consider... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Trademark registration

En Banc: Son of THE SLANTS Appeal Brief to the Federal Circuit

We’ve got your First Amendment right here: Props to my partner John Connell and associates Darth Newman and, of course, the redoubtable Joel MacMull — who... Read more

US District Court for the Northern District of New York
Posted on June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Litigation

First Amendment claims result in injunction against New York State in Rev. Steven Soos et al v. Cuomo et al

I submitted a proposed amicus curiae brief, working with Agudath Israel of America, a leading advocacy group for orthodox Jews, in this case filed by... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2020June 16, 2020 Litigation

The First Amendment has all kinds of things

Including freedom of religion. I talk about my latest (not my first) adventure with it, in association with the great Harmeet Dhillon and her Center... Read more

Posted on October 17, 2019 Trademark Dilution

Louis Vuitton — the big IP player that keeps on giving

Ah hah!  Two of my favorite subjects, like peanut butter and chocolate, in one candy bar: prof amici in @LouisVuitton case argue federal trademark dilution... Read more

Posted on June 14, 2019 Trademark Dilution

Louis Vuitton — the big IP player that keeps on giving (Updated!) (Best of 2016)

First posted on September 9, 2016. Ah hah!  Two of my favorite subjects, like peanut butter and chocolate, in one candy bar: prof amici in... 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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