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Aw, shucks

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2015-07-25 23:11:08. Republished by Blog Post PromoterWe already covered the Designer Skin v. S&L Vitamins summary judgment decision, and linked to commentators Greg […]

Diversion

YouTube, the DMCA and politics — again

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-12-30 10:38:43. Republished by Blog Post PromoterSlashdot reports: It appears that CBS and Fox have submitted DMCA takedown notices to YouTube for videos […]

Best of 2010: Foul ball?

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-12-22 14:30:26. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst published on March 2, 2010. Louis Vuitton Malletier and its lawyers demonstrate how to make sure […]

Brand Management and Branding, Fashion Law, 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

Signs of INTEL® again

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-05-18 14:30:08. Republished by Blog Post PromoterRemember this one?: Intel has sued the operators of the Mexico Watch newsletter, because its domain is […]

Brand Management and Branding, Trademarks and trademark law

An emphatic NO!

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-09-08 18:10:23. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Chatty Kathy: German designer Wolfgang Joop’s bid to have a punctuation mark trademarked [sic] for his […]

Fashion Law

SUPER HERO® my foot

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-09-16 11:24:13. Republished by Blog Post PromoterUPDATE: Our NPR interview on this topic was on NPR’s “All Things Considered” just before 6 tonight. […]

Brand Management and Branding, 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

Putting trademark in the corner

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-01-03 09:48:55. Republished by Blog Post PromoterCatchphrases such as THREE-PEAT with no coherent secondary meaning and no meaningful trademark identity are one of […]

Slogans

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

Trademark rights in interdigitization

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2012-04-09 17:37:17. Republished by Blog Post PromoterNick Daly drops me a note to the effect that one Jay-Z, gazillionaire rhyming scatologist, has been […]

Rights of Publicity and Personality

No “30% solution”

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-12-09 16:52:12. Republished by Blog Post PromoterHere I am, sitting 44 stories above the Garment District itself (when I’m not standing under its […]

Fashion Law

Light at the end of the tunnel

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2009-10-08 00:05:06. Republished by Blog Post PromoterStationStops reports that the MTA has backed off at least part of its obnoxious “IP enforcement program” […]

Brand Management and Branding, Fair Use

Plugging leaks

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-11-23 15:45:17. Republished by Blog Post Promoter[Here’s a blast from the past — RDC]: In the New York Times: In a move that […]

Free Expression, Internet Law