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Tag: Initial Interest Confusion

Posted on September 4, 2022September 8, 2022 Likelihood of Confusion

INTA on Initial Interest Confusion

The work of my INTA subcommittee, on an issue raised by me (and followed through on mostly by others): INTA – Initial Interest Confusion September... Read more

Posted on June 3, 2022 Free Expression Trademarks and trademark law

That special something that says “infringement”

Paul Alan Levy sends along this heartwarming news about the Jenzabar case: In a ruling this week, a Massachusetts trial judge upheld the free speech rights... Read more

Posted on November 13, 2021 Secondary Liability

Gucci v. Frontline Processing: Giving credit for infringement where it’s due

[stextbox id=”info”]This is an adaptation of a summary and analysis of the recent decision in Gucci America, Inc. v. Frontline Processing Corp., 2010 WL 2541367... Read more

Posted on October 9, 2021 Internet Law Trademarks and trademark law

Second Circuit and the whole of the law on confusion

This is big, but stay calm.   Though I hardly can. I took some heat a little while ago for suggesting, contrary to my generally skeptical... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Copyright Law Fashion Law Trademarks and trademark law

Bag It

Remember Vuitton v. Dooney? It’s over. Reports the Shiny Style blog: A judge ruled in favor of Dooney & Bourke in the trademark dispute involving... Read more

Coca-Cola Host of the Highways
Posted on June 17, 2021 Brand Management and Branding

Drive-by infringement

Steve Baird says initial interest confusion is “the real thing” and in the process  seeks to “add life” to Professor McCarthy’s famous “evil highway road sign”... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Fashion Law

Best of 2006: Side by side comparison doesn’t decide likelihood of confusion

Originally posted on July 11, 2006. This is an important decision: The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has partially reversed the earlier ruling of the... Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

Returning balance to the IP equation

My article, “Trademark, Copyright, and the Internet: Time to Return Balance to Civil Litigation” in the August 31, 2010 edition of the Federalist Society’s Engage magazine is now... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Diversion Trademarks and trademark law

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

Posted on May 28, 2021 Likelihood of Confusion

The law on initial interest confusion: Interestingly confusing

Oh joy, 9th Cir. embraces initial interest confusion again http://t.co/3Zaqg3DuQd Bad ruling over Amazon’s internal search. I’ll blog soon — Eric Goldman (@ericgoldman) July 6,... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Distribution systems

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

Posted on January 27, 2021 Diversion

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

Posted on October 30, 2019 Brand Management and Branding Copyright Law Internet Law Trademarks and trademark law

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

Posted on October 17, 2019 Fair Use

PissedConsumer.com: Devere Group v. Opinion Corp.

I have — win, lose or draw — kept you all abreast of the progress of the various lawsuits against PissedConsumer.com (otherwise known as Opinion Corp.),... Read more

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