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Tag: Genericide

Trademark blogoids

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2011-01-10 16:45:17. Republished by Blog Post PromoterBlogoids?  Tablogs?  It could happen!  After all, look how we got the word “tabloid.”  Did you ever […]

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Trademarks and trademark law
Noah Webster

Museum of genericization

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2011-06-21 14:25:29. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe Merriam-Webster Online dictionary has a cute little feature:  The “Top Ten Words from Trademarks.”  You know, mainly […]

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Brand Management and Branding, Trademarks and trademark law

Best of 2012: Bates and hooks

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2012-12-24 13:00:52. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Bates numbering, that is. As a litigator, I’ve been living with Bates-numbering, or Bates-stamping, for over […]

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Genericness and Trademarks

Best of 2008: MasterCard card. Card card. Card.

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2015-01-23 10:46:14. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst posted December 17th, 2008. A reader writes to New York Times Q&A guy Stuart Elliot with […]

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Genericness and Trademarks

Putt this in your pipe and smoke it

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2013-04-24 14:31:12. Republished by Blog Post PromoterPutt-putt — miniature golf, right? Yes, but, PUTT-PUTT® — registered trademark for miniature golf services!  Steve Baird explains: […]

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Franchising

MasterCard card. Card card. Card.

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2008-12-17 12:21:30. Republished by Blog Post Promoter A reader writes to New York Times Q&A guy Stuart Elliot with a question that’s on […]

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Genericness and Trademarks
Hotel

Hotels.com is generic for…. what exactly?

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Ron Coleman

Hotels, of course. But read this whole item on the TTABlog. It’s a half a primer on the law of trademark in our time. UPDATE: […]

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Trademarks and trademark law

Bates and hooks

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ron Coleman

Bates numbering, that is. As a litigator, I’ve been living with Bates-numbering, or Bates-stamping, for over 20 years.  (I’m not the only one!)  I have […]

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Genericness and Trademarks

The slide to genericide

Posted on July 4, 2006 by Ron Coleman

Evan Brown writes about everyone’s favorite candidate for the dustbin of trademark history — Google. It’s obvious to me that Google has made a conscious […]

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Trademarks and trademark law

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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 legal issues related to blogging. That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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