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Amazon escapes liability for ads & emails touting vendors’ infringing products

Posted on January 31, 2017 by rtushnet

Lasoff v. Amazon.com Inc, 2017 WL 372948, No. C16-151 (W.D. Wash. Jan. 26, 2017) Lasoff owns Ingrass, which sells artificial turf and related products.  He sold through Amazon, but in 2013 his sales allegedly began to plummet, both on his … Continue reading →

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Identifying Boundaries in Patent and Trademark Law.

Posted on January 27, 2017 by rtushnet

The American University Law Review is proud to present its annual Federal Circuit symposium,  Panel 2: Trademarks First Amendment Freedom of Speech and Trademarks: What Is, and What Should Be, the Relationship Between the Two? Christine Farley, American University Washington … Continue reading →

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National Constitution Center Podcast on Tam

Posted on January 19, 2017 by rtushnet

Deborah Gerhardt, Ilya Shapiro,  and I discuss Tam. http://ift.tt/2jRxGz1? The podcast can be found at the National Constitution Center’s website, as well as on iTunes and other platforms. from Blogger http://ift.tt/2jDCued

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9th Circuit rejects Slep-Tone’s anti-copying claim couched as TM claim

Posted on January 19, 2017 by rtushnet

Slep-Tone Entertainment Corp. v. Wired for Sound Karaoke & DJ Servs., LLC, No. 14-17229 (9th Cir. Jan. 18, 2017) (per curiam) Slep-Tone makes karaoke music tracks under the trademark “Sound Choice.” They’re released on CDs in a format known as … Continue reading →

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Lee v. Tam post-argument

Posted on January 19, 2017 by rtushnet

Lee v. Tam My thoughts on observing the argument: I was surprised how much attention the Justices paid to the copyright comparison.  The SG centered his response around the idea that copyright is historically a mechanism to stimulate expression, while … Continue reading →

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video of Evil Twin debate on Tam

Posted on January 17, 2017 by rtushnet

Available here.  Tomorrow I’ll have my third NPR interview on Tam; interest seems quite high. from Blogger http://ift.tt/2j5ao7O

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It’s a Tam, Tam, Tam world

Posted on January 13, 2017 by rtushnet

Along with a podcast for the American Constitution Center and an NPR interview running the morning of the Tam argument (next Wednesday), I’ll also be on a post-argument panel at AU–the panel before features none other than Tam himself. American … Continue reading →

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Federal Circuit Symposium at AU on Patent & TM law, Jan. 27

Posted on January 12, 2017 by rtushnet

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW PRESENTS ITS FEDERAL CIRCUIT SYMPOSIUM : IDENTIFYING BOUNDARIES IN PATENT AND TRADEMARK LAW Jan. 27, 2017 at American University College of Law  REGISTER AT: http://ift.tt/2j5yqkd CLE CREDIT AVAILABLE from Blogger http://ift.tt/2jcxgFN

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10th Annual Evil Twin Debate,”Free Speech or Free to Reject?: Trademark Registration & the First Amendment”

Posted on January 9, 2017 by rtushnet

Sponsored by the University of Richmond School of Law and the AALS IP Section and hosted at Golden Gate University School of Law.   Mark Lemley & I debated, and though I usually try to point out that my summaries … Continue reading →

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10th Annual Evil Twin Debate,”Free Speech or Free to Reject?: Trademark Registration & the First Amendment”

Posted on January 9, 2017 by rtushnet

Sponsored by the University of Richmond School of Law and the AALS IP Section and hosted at Golden Gate University School of Law.   Mark Lemley & I debated, and though I usually try to point out that my summaries … Continue reading →

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