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Tag: Super Bowl

Bully for who?

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2011-02-02 13:32:33. Republished by Blog Post PromoterOr should it be whom?  Anyway, my article on trademark bullying first published in January’s Intellectual Property […]

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IP Overreaching, Trademarks and trademark law

NFL punts in “Big game”

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-11-17 17:55:38. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe NFL is a lot of things, but I never thought it was stupid. It turns out […]

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IP Overreaching

Best of 2012: SUPER BOWL® trademark post XI: Consumer Reports and the super-duper exemption

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2012-12-19 17:21:37. Republished by Blog Post PromoterYes, it is that time of year again — the SUPER BOWL® trademark overreaching (dare I say […]

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Brand Management and Branding

SUPER BOWL® trademark post XI: Consumer Reports and the super-duper exemption

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2012-01-30 15:50:19. Republished by Blog Post PromoterYes, it is that time of year again — the SUPER BOWL® trademark overreaching (dare I say […]

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IP Overreaching

Large game

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2008-02-01 14:57:39. Republished by Blog Post PromoterForbes chimes in on the NFL’s heavy-handed IP campaign, and how much more this year has looked […]

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Brand Management and Branding

The ugly side of branding

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2013-02-06 13:58:13. Republished by Blog Post PromoterWho but the ultimate trademark pig the NFL would make unwilling third parties endorse their sponsors? Makes […]

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Trademarks and trademark law

SUPER BOWL® Trademark Watch and Contest I

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Ron Coleman

Every year it’s the same thing: Several weeks before the Super Bowl®, people and businesses wishing to promote events related to the timing of the […]

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Brand Management and Branding

Don’t say it! SUPER BOWL®, that is.

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Ron Coleman

I don’t watch a lot of TV — don’t even have one, actually.  And I only raise the topic because that is my excuse for […]

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Fair Use

Best of 2011: The entrepreneurship of trademark bullying

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted January 12, 2011. I figured I must have written somewhere about that PTO trademark bullying thing — or if I didn’t, I am […]

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The entrepreneurship of trademark bullying

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Ron Coleman

I figured I must have written somewhere about that PTO trademark bullying thing — or if I didn’t, I am sure I linked to someone […]

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Trademarks and trademark law

SUPER BOWL!!!! (Updated and moved up)

Posted on March 1, 2007 by Ron Coleman

SUPER BOWL! SUPER BOWL! SUPER BOWL! Now that they “own” the English words “Super Bowl” — terrifying everyone from even the fairest of use with […]

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Brand Management and Branding

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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 legal issues related to blogging. That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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