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Tag: PissedConsumer

Posted on September 17, 2022September 20, 2022 Likelihood of Confusion

PissedConsumer.com: Ascentive v. Opinion Corp.

I try to tread lightly with respect to blogging about cases I’m involved with, but there’s not much question that the December 13, 2011 Eastern... Read more

Posted on May 25, 2021 Free Expression

Roca Labs: Until someone puts out an eye

It has just been all too, too much to follow, especially from the distance I’ve had to keep from the whole thing — a small... 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

Eat More Kale
Posted on October 4, 2018 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

A trademark lawyer’s got to loy… er

Discussing trademark law blogging with a colleague last night, I was asked whether I’d written anything about the EAT MORE KALE story.  In order to... Read more

Posted on January 25, 2016 IP Overreaching

The Oatmeal thing, and stupid law

Sometimes an objectively big story implicating this blog’s “beat” completely escapes me.  That’s what happened with the story involving The Oatmeal, a web comic, and... 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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