Likelihood of confusion | LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™

Sue you in the funny papers!

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-10-22 15:37:30. Republished by Blog Post PromoterDuets Blog presents the exciting, amply illustrated and, potentially, graphically violent story of the company that thought […]

Brand Management and Branding, Trademarks and trademark law

Not quite Christie’s, not quite Sotheby’s

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2012-12-13 12:40:50. Republished by Blog Post Promoter But so very close to both! A branding mashup one block east of the Hyatt on […]

Brand Management and Branding, Trademarks and trademark law

Best of 2010: Dough, a dear

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2015-09-16 11:45:45. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst posted August 11, 2010. The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man wreaked some havoc in his time, but who […]

Brand Management and Branding

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

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-01-22 13:44:29. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst posted on July 15, 2011. Letters, we get letters. Sometimes people just want to share their […]

Likelihood of Confusion

Web 2.0, but nothing’s changed

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-01-28 17:52:48. Republished by Blog Post PromoterRemember the silliness over the attempt by a certain attorney to secure trademark rights for CYBERLAWYER? The […]

Trademarks and trademark law

Good News: I Saved a Lot of Money on Litigation

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-10-12 18:56:06. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Looking for the Geico v. Google decision? Here it is. More to come…. UPDATE: I didn’t […]

Internet Law, Trademarks and trademark law

Dough, a dear

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2013-11-25 13:27:20. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man wreaked some havoc in his time, but who would have thought that his […]

Brand Management and Branding, Trademarks and trademark law

Some intel on INTEL®

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-05-29 01:48:45. Republished by Blog Post PromoterBUMPED from January 1, 2010 and UPDATED due to decision (scroll to the bottom for the stunning […]

Brand Management and Branding, Internet Law, Trademarks and trademark law

That special something that says “infringement”

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-12-13 15:16:24. Republished by Blog Post PromoterPaul Alan Levy sends along this heartwarming news about the Jenzabar case: In a ruling this week, a […]

Free Expression, Trademarks and trademark law

Restaurant knockoffs

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2012-06-11 19:57:22. Republished by Blog Post PromoterMichael Atkins writes about the frustrations of a restaurant owner who seems to think — oddly, for […]

Trademarks and trademark law

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

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2015-01-19 14:43:43. Republished by Blog Post PromoterOriginally posted on July 11, 2006. This is an important decision: The Second Circuit Court of Appeals […]

Fashion Law

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

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Carl Vennitti

Originally posted 2011-07-18 13:32:48. Republished by Blog Post Promoter I owe this essay to everyone who believed in creating a dream, and helped build his […]

IP Overreaching

Ruff times for Vuitton

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Ron Coleman

IP Law Chat reports that LVMH has lost its appeal (decision here) of the “Chewy Vuitton” decision. Here’s an interesting sidelight, and one that may […]

Parody and Satire