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• Secondary Trademark Infringement treatise updated for 2010-11 September 6, 2010
  From the Overview to the update of Secondary Trademark Infringement by Jane Coleman, which is now complete: Of all the contexts in which secondary liability has been raised, whether contributory or vicarious, the Internet has by far generated the most interest and attention. The advent of Internet commerce has created new problems for the law to […]
• The infringement that never has to say “likelihood of confusion” September 6, 2010
  Originally posted 2006-02-21 10:40:47. Republished by Blog Post PromoterProfessor Eric Goldman writes about the latest unfortunate development in the extension of “initial interest confusion,” that “infringement” of the Lanham Act that continues the trend eviscerating the doctrine of nominative fair use. Initial interest confusion, which means that no real d […]
• Blawg Review #280 September 6, 2010
  Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the Jewish New Year, begins this Wednesday night.  And what could be a more appropriate occasion for Blawg Review—for us to pass judgment on a world of law blogging about law, justice and perhaps even mercy—than the Day of Judgment?  Lest anyone think that Rosh Hashanah is of mere sectarian […]
• Edifice complex September 3, 2010
  It’s the Singularity a-borning!  On the two-year anniversary of my joining Goetz Fitzpatrick LLP, a law firm predominantly focused on construction law, I’ve written a blog post, as a guest of high-octane social-media-juicing lawyer Christopher Hill at his Construction Law Musings blog. It’s about protecting the trade secrets embodied in a subcontractor’s pro […]
• eBay wins Tiffany case September 1, 2010
  Originally posted 2008-07-14 16:10:07. Republished by Blog Post PromoterReuters reports that Tiffany’s gamble has not paid off: EBay Inc scored a major legal victory on Monday, when a federal judge ruled that Tiffany & Co failed to prove the online auctioneer was responsible for the sale of fake Tiffany jewelry on its website. “The Court […]