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A certain NFL team is on the warpath

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-08-18 11:21:15. Republished by Blog Post PromoterSorry about the pun — but then again, I’m not the PTO; then again, too, my attitude […]

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The ACLU’s strange bedfellows

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2015-03-09 14:06:49. Republished by Blog Post PromoterHere’s some news: The American Civil Liberties Union says the Redskins are wrong, damned wrong — but […]

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The Redskins appeal brief in Pro-Football v. Blackhorse

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2015-10-31 20:54:47. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Redskins redux

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2013-07-19 12:28:54. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Remember the Washington Redskins trademark tussle? CNBC reports that it’s back — again — and better […]

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Redskins redux 2

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-02-27 18:10:01. Republished by Blog Post PromoterI didn’t have a chance to mention that last month, the order denying the legal challenge to […]

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Free speech about trademarks and free speech

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Speech about trademarks, trademark registrations and free speech have bubbled so verily to the top of the public imagination that it’s all over the official organ […]

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“Indian givers” (part 1)

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2015-02-16 17:37:02. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFor years I’ve been complaining that so much of the excitement in intellectual property law jurisprudence these days […]

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“Indian givers” (part 2)

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2015-02-17 08:00:11. Republished by Blog Post Promoter [Note: This post was written before the December 22, 2015 Federal Circuit opinion in In re […]

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43(a)? It’s not for me to say

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Ron Coleman

I’m kind of tired of In re Tam also. But I have been a bit surprised that there has not been a more discussion, or […]

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So, how about those Redskins?

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Ron Coleman

I’ve been writing about the Redskins and the tribulations — and, as it turns out, trials — of their REDSKINS trademarks since long before that […]

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Laws don’t kill free speech, legislators do

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2015-09-13 12:50:30. Republished by Blog Post Promoter All is proceeding as I have foreseen: http://t.co/NMS2CBQjdO https://t.co/Mgi79j8ieP — Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) September 10, 2015

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Another bad season for the Redskins

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Ron Coleman

The Eastern District of Virginia has ruled (link to opinion here) on the summary judgment motions in Pro Football v. Blackhorse in the NFL’s appeal to the District […]

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Friends of the court, friends of the First Amendment

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Ron Coleman

The approved and publishable amicus briefs in the appeal regarding the trademark registration of THE SLANTS are trickling in. Certainly interesting to see who is […]

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Trademarks, the Redskins and the constitution

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Ron Coleman

The NFL’s brief on the issue you’ve read about everywhere, including here, is now out and about (courtesy of John Welch): NFL v Blackhorse – The […]

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