Not in the good way
likelihoodofconfusion.com 7/29/2009 — Ryan Gile reports about a case that deals with real trademark fraud, and that makes it matter: I have previously written (link here) about the ongoing dispute between Roy Tuccillo and Geisha NYC, LLC (“Geisha NYC”) over the restaurant name “Japonais” (the “JAPONAIS mark”). In short, Geisha ...

“I didn’t make him for you”
likelihoodofconfusion.com 10/15/2009 — Google is not a utility. Or an agent of the state, or a thing that owes anyone anything except to the extent they pay for it. At least for now. Eric Goldman has the decision from the U.S. Court for the District of Delaware, and the writeup. UPDATE: Unrelated, but related: the Google [...]

We are the world
likelihoodofconfusion.com 8/26/2009 — A classic explanation, via the case method, of trademark law’s doctrine of foreign equivalents: Affirming a Section 2(d) refusal, the Board found Applicant’s mark AMMIRAGLIA for “wines, sparkling wines, liqueurs,” likely to cause confusion with the registered mark ...

How not to make money in telecom
likelihoodofconfusion.com 9/3/2009 — A jury ordered Vonage to pay $58 million in a patent infringement case brought by Verizon. But that’s okay — Vonage already “reported a net loss of $65 million for the last quarter.” It will just pay the damages by making it up in volume. UPDATE: It gets ...

Last Friday of the year.
likelihoodofconfusion.com 8/21/2009 — Times Square Skyline Originally uploaded by Likelihood of Confusion. Go home early. You’re not likely to confuse anything else this year. Originally posted 2006-12-29 12:41:50. Republished by Old Post Promoter

They always get their man
likelihoodofconfusion.com 9/3/2009 — Assuming they want to recruit Snidely Whiplash. Originally posted 2007-02-20 19:07:14. Republished by Old Post Promoter

Vote already
likelihoodofconfusion.com 8/19/2009 — I find the idea of electioneering in the these things unpleasant. But coming in last would leave an unpleasant taste in my, mouth, too. So help me prove I have friends — and that IP blogs deserve a moment in the sun! — and cast your vote for LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® as Best Law Blog ...

The words they own
likelihoodofconfusion.com 8/27/2009 — There’s a learned (of course) discussion of copyright and free speech going on at Volokh. (Hat tip to Above the Law.) Says Neil Netanel: Courts have recognized that copyright can abridge speech, but they have almost never actually imposed First Amendment limitations on copyright. In Eldred ...

Release!
likelihoodofconfusion.com 10/2/2009 — This week’s Blawg Review is at “Kael Garvey”’s Legally UnBound. Released from the restrictions of middle-class propriety, this Vegas-themed Blawg Review is, of course, pure entertainment that turns the dim night into classy, classy day!

Likelihood of … whatever
likelihoodofconfusion.com 24 days ago — Okay, folks — this one is for the lawyers, pretty much. It’s a Contract Interpretation Quiz (I’ve added the emphasis): Interpret this contract, reproduced below in full: In consideration of the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) and other good, valuable, and adequate consideration, ...