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Designer Skin v. S&L continued: “S&L had a perfect right to sell this product”

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2013-09-18 11:43:43. Republished by Blog Post PromoterUnfortunately for future defendants in the position of our client, Internet retailer S&L, U.S. District Judge James […]

Distribution systems

Fat lady sings: Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law in Designer Skin v S & L Vitamins

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-05-23 12:53:57. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe District of Arizona ruled today in a case we defended through trial and have reported on […]

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

U.S. District of Arizona: “No automatic injunction upon a finding of copyright infringement”

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-06-25 01:28:26. Republished by Blog Post PromoterNot that the plaintiffs in the Designer Skin case didn’t get an injunction: They did (here it […]

Legal in Phoenix, liable in Central Islip

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-12-31 08:20:34. Republished by Blog Post PromoterUPDATE: All the below is still very relevant, very important and very significant — except as to […]

Diversion

Online use of trademarks and copyrights by “unauthorized distributors”

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Ron Coleman

LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION does not generally comment about active cases in which we are directly involved. But a very important and detailed (61 pages!) summary […]

Free Expression

Designer Skin v. S&L Vitamins trial update

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Ron Coleman

The remaining issues in the case, you may recall, were copyright infringement and Arizona unfair competition. Here is the status per this morning’s minute entry […]

Canada: Copyright law not meant to protect distribution networks

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Ron Coleman

The Gray Blog reports that the Canadian Supreme Court has rejected an attempt — the sort made all day all over North America — to […]

The second time as farce

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Ron Coleman

On the occasion of the S&L Vitamins v. Australian Gold trial, I reposted what I wrote here six months earlier about the first of these […]

Diversion, Trademarks and trademark law

Best of 2008: “Designer Skin v. S&L Continued: ‘S&L had a perfect right to sell this product'” (July)

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Ron Coleman

This was first posted on July 18th: Unfortunately for future defendants in the position of our client, Internet retailer S&L, U.S. District Judge James Teilborg’s […]

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

Online retailing and initial interest confusion

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Ron Coleman

We reported earlier on a related case in this area implicating the use of trademarks to sell merchandise online via “unauthorized distributors.” A new decision […]

Trademarks and trademark law