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Trademark does not trump depictions of real life
likelihoodofconfusion.com - 11/3/2009
Trademark does not trump depictions of real life
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Almost exactly four years ago I wrote about the suit by the University of Alabama’s NCAA football program urging the obnoxious claim that artistic depictions of its players at play were, by virtue of utilization of the familiar uniforms and colors of those players, infringements of the ...
likelihoodofconfusion.com - 26 days ago
Search terms “not a trademark use in commerce”?!
— likelihoodofconfusion.com — Eric Goldman passes along important trademarks-on-the-Internet-law news: [The U.S. Southern District of New York] court [has] dismissed... [a] trademark infringement claim for the keyword purchases because the purchases do not constitute a trademark “use in commerce.” This sets up a ... (more) Search terms “not a trademark use in commerce”?!
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Likelihood of … whatever
likelihoodofconfusion.com - 26 days ago
Likelihood of … whatever
— likelihoodofconfusion.com — 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, ... (more) Likelihood of … whatever
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A week of tweets
likelihoodofconfusion.com - 11/2/2009
A week of tweets
— likelihoodofconfusion.com — Last week’s topical tweets via @roncoleman: RT @LawWriting There is no great writing, only great rewriting. ~... ~ Justice Louis Brandeis RT @MegLG Redskins litigants win support from psychologists, justice advocates in TM expungement suit http://ow.ly/wO4Q RT @westlaw Headnote of the Day ... (more) A week of tweets

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