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Posted on June 17, 2021 Likelihood of Confusion

Upper crust – the POCKET SANDWICHES croissants saga (Part 1 of 2)

Letters, we get letters. Sometimes people just want to share their trademark woes with me.  Sometimes they want free advice, or cheap advice, or just... Read more

Posted on October 17, 2019 Likelihood of Confusion

Best of 2011: Upper crust – the POCKET SANDWICHES croissants saga

First posted on July 15, 2011. Letters, we get letters. Sometimes people just want to share their trademark woes with me. Sometimes they want free... Read more

Posted on November 16, 2015November 27, 2015 IP Overreaching

Upper crust: the POCKET SANDWICHES (and maybe croissants) saga (Part 2 of 2)

I owe this essay to everyone who believed in creating a dream, and helped build his or her own company into the company we almost... Read more

Posted on December 9, 2014December 30, 2014 Everything else

Not a good e-discovery strategy

Lavi Soloway writes (hat tip to Above the Law) regarding the extremely un-white-shoe discrimination litigation in New York County between former Sullivan & Cromwell associate... Read more

Posted on December 21, 2012 Free Expression Internet Law

Cajuns cooked

Attorney Scott Wolfe, flush with victory, sends along this update on the Louisiana lawyer advertising rules I blogged about last fall, when I said, “Get... Read more

Posted on December 27, 2011 Stealing the Language

Best of 2011: Golden Nugget: Request for proposal

Originally posted July 26, 2011. I’m requesting that the Golden Nugget casino accept a proposal from me — I want to handle their cost-effectiveness-be-damned domain... Read more

Posted on July 26, 2011August 2, 2011 Stealing the Language

Golden Nugget: Request for proposal

I’m requesting that the Golden Nugget casino accept a proposal from me — I want to handle their cost-effectiveness-be-damned domain trademark enforcement program!  Ryan Gile... Read more

Jeffrey A. Conciatori
Posted on June 25, 2010June 25, 2010 Trademarks and trademark law

Giving his all, almost

I understand getting hot under the collar while defending meritless trademark claims, but this is a bit much: Trademark infringement trials are not usually emotional... 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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