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Best of 2005: Keep it Underneath Their Robes, Please

Ron Coleman Jan 15, 2015 0 Comments

First published on May 3, 2005.I recommended the Underneath Their Robes blog a little while ago. It is clever and well written, and the concept is brilliant. But I have…

Domain Names

On context at the intersection of mass tort litigation and intellectual property.

Matthew David Brozik Dec 9, 2013 0 Comments

There isn’t much of an intersection of mass tort litigation and intellectual property law, but here’s a tidbit that falls squarely into that slim territory: In August of 2010, Johnson…

Politics

Love means …

Ron Coleman May 10, 2010 5 Comments

Jim Lindgren of the The Volokh Conspiracy writes (hat tip to Glenn Reynolds), a tad grudgingly, of a kinder, gentler left-wing Supreme Court nominee on the issue of that supposedly…

Law Practice and Profession

Best of 2008: Other People’s Money

Ron Coleman Dec 23, 2008 0 Comments

First published January 8, 2008. WSJ.com’s Law Blog reports about the seven-figure effect in the Central District of California for a one-minute-late filing: A judgment in favor of client was…

Defamation

Libel lives; ethics, too

Ron Coleman Jul 15, 2007 1 Comments

No “free speech absolutist” I, I like defamation as a cause of action when you can prove its elements, and I’m glad to see it hasn’t been completely eliminated by…

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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