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Burying 2(a) at the CIPLA

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Matal v. Tam was highly influential in the subsequent Supreme Court case Iancu v. Brunetti, which also overturned the provisions of the Lanham Act prohibiting the registration of “immoral” and “scandalous” trademarks on the same grounds. Mr. Coleman will speak about both of these cases, including his experience in the Tam case, and provide his insights regarding the future of registration of these types of controversial trademarks with the USPTO.

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Après Tam, le déluge? Nah.

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2017-05-12 13:56:45. Republished by Blog Post PromoterI was speaking to a thoughtful, insightful person last night who asked me, “What if Simon Tam […]

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The return of the scandalous mark denial?

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-12-27 16:30:52. Republished by Blog Post PromoterPerhaps the “immoral and scandalous” rule is nothing to sniff at, after all. The Times asks: Will […]

Section 2(a)

Best of 2012: Sing, sing, sing!

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2012-12-26 07:30:54. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst published August 1, 2012. John Welch suggests the musical question, “How is Section 2(a) false association […]

Rights of Publicity and Personality

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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En Banc: Son of THE SLANTS Appeal Brief to the Federal Circuit

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2015-06-12 09:15:12. Republished by Blog Post PromoterWe’ve got your First Amendment right here: Props to my partner John Connell and associates Darth Newman and, […]

Trademark registration

Slanted against him

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2013-09-28 21:24:28. Republished by Blog Post PromoterAnother not-safe-for-work story is out there about a trademark registration denied under Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act […]

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A basket of Lee v. Tam briefs

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2016-12-16 13:09:57. Republished by Blog Post PromoterI was going to do a post collecting all the briefs filed in the United States Supreme […]

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False connections under the Lanham Act

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2013-06-07 12:10:39. Republished by Blog Post PromoterJohn Welch has posted a collection of “false connection” claims under Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act (15 […]

Rights of Publicity and Personality

Posner’s “judicial interpretive updating” and the disparagement clause (Best of 2017)

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted on April 16, 2017. Thank God for small favors. Like being far away from the Seventh Circuit these days if you or your […]

Litigation

Friday in Washington with a dozen of my closest friends

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2015-10-04 17:46:05. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Tune in to hear @theslants lawyer @RonColeman say: “Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act is unconstitutional […]

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Posner’s “judicial interpretive updating” and the disparagement clause

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Ron Coleman

Thank God for small favors. Like being far away from the Seventh Circuit these days if you or your client want to rely on the […]

Litigation

“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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