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Tag: Sports IP

Posted on August 5, 2021 Fair Use

More fantasy sports litigation

We wrote in the past about the bogus “right of publicity” issue and the unsuccessful attempt by major league sports to claim ownership in statistics... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

The Licensing Law Blog

My friend Richard Bergovoy has finally come in from the cold and, since January, has been publishing The Licensing Law Blog. Richard’s smart, he’s funny, and... Read more

College Belushi
Posted on June 2, 2021 Licensing

Color my world

For years I’ve been writing about the envelope-pushing in trademark by the business of collegiate sports.  In a like vein, but very scholarly-like, here’s a... Read more

Posted on October 17, 2019 Brand Management and Branding Fair Use Free Expression Trademarks and trademark law

More, more, Moore!

One of my favorite ever topics here on LOC has been the litigation brought by the University of Alabama against painter Daniel Moore for unauthorized... Read more

Posted on February 20, 2015March 17, 2019 Brand Management and Branding

Best of 2010: Mind bobbling!

First published on March 9, 2010. I’ve been known to sound the alarm about the rush to register trademarks, and all the more so to... Read more

Posted on January 1, 2014December 31, 2013 Enforcement

Best of 2013: A bunch of WHARTON business

First published August 16, 2013. Steve Baird — redoubtable Steve Baird — has a great post about a bunch of trademark business involving claims by... Read more

Posted on August 16, 2013September 3, 2013 Enforcement

A bunch of WHARTON business

Steve Baird — redoubtable Steve Baird — has a great post about a bunch of trademark business involving claims by the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton... Read more

Posted on March 28, 2010April 9, 2010 Copyright Law Fair Use Free Expression

Baseball been very, very good to lawyers

Do you remember the lawsuit by Major League Baseball over the use of — well, not statistics, exactly, but the rights of publicity in baseball... 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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