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LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™

Lawyer Ron Coleman on brands, the Internet & free speech

LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™

Lawyer Ron Coleman on brands, the Internet & free speech

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Free Expression Section 2(a)

Ten years later…

Ron Coleman Aug 23, 2026 0 Comments

… and they’ve already forgotten!

Everything else

How to Escape the Clutches of Someone with Narcissism

Brian Wallace Jun 26, 2025 0 Comments

Ever heard someone described as having a “mean streak”? There are certain people that have more nefarious dispositions, which usually fall into the Dark Tetrad of personality types. This includes…

LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

New video series: Law Learnin’ Wednesdays

Ron Coleman Dec 6, 2023 0 Comments

https://twitter.com/RonColeman/status/1732384398417527277?s=20

Use as a Trademark

Trademark: “From The River to the Sea”?

Ron Coleman Nov 24, 2023 0 Comments

Here’s the story: No. Whatever that is, “From the River to the Sea” is not a trademark. I explained in this video: John Welch has a recent post of significant…

Entertainment Law

The New Era of Generative AI and Marketing

Brian Wallace May 10, 2023 0 Comments

It’s going to be a very interesting landscape when the dust settles in the world of generative artificial intelligence through the proliferation of ChatGPT and beyond. (You’ll probably want to…

Everything else

What Can AI Can Learn From Humans?

Brian Wallace May 8, 2023 0 Comments

Before you think that all jobs will be eliminated and that all lawyers will be of the job, think again. For the majority of artificial intelligence that’s been running hot…

Copyright Law

Copyright Office: “Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence”

Ron Coleman Apr 4, 2023 0 Comments

I’m just the messenger! This came out in the Federal Register on March 16, 2023:

IP Overreaching

Vain reaction

Ron Coleman Feb 24, 2023 0 Comments

The first two-thirds of this video is a story about a fundamental misunderstanding about what intellectual property is, in the sense of intellectual property that can legally “protected” (i.e., monopolized).…

Copyright Law

Charles Colman: Copyright and AI

Ron Coleman Jan 23, 2023 0 Comments

From LinkedIn. I guess if they offer an embed code, I can, you know, embed this piece by my old friend Professor Charles Colman: Is the monkey-selfie thing relevant here?…

Social Media

Fifth Circuit: Corporate censorship has it limits

Ron Coleman Sep 18, 2022 0 Comments

If any of part of the opinion in Netchoice decision (full opinion here) sounds familiar, well, it should.

Free Expression

Vans v. MSCHF: It’s happening!

Ron Coleman Sep 8, 2022 0 Comments

I am pleased and honored to be involved in this appeal as counsel of record for these amici alongside my friend, colleague and classmate David Bernstein, counsel of record and…

Privacy

The New Google Analytics is Coming. Is Your Privacy at Risk?

Brian Wallace Sep 8, 2022 0 Comments

Like it or not, big changes are coming to the Google Analytics platform. The current version of Google Analytics will sunset in favor of Google Analytics 4. Is your privacy…

DMCA

Why a Million-Subscriber Channel is Suing YouTube

Ron Coleman Aug 25, 2022 0 Comments

I represent Business Casual in this matter.

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Tweets are microblogging.

Ron Coleman Aug 10, 2022 0 Comments

As I have written so many times, what used to qualify as a “short post” back when the edgiest form of social media was blogging is now just… a tweet.…

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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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