Blake Lively's company is using a trademark opposition to block a Utah entrepreneur from registering BEAUTY BY BLAKE. It's a smart strategy. It's also a legally questionable one.

Can They Just Backfill With Other Statutes? Technically, yes. Practically? Good luck. The President still has tariff authority under Section 232 and Section 301 — but those statutes require actual investigations, actual findings, and actual legal justification. You can't use a Section 301 finding ab

The 1972 Coca-Cola v. Gemini Rising case shows how trademark parody can cause illegal consumer confusion.

Trump's DOJ drops appeal of court order blocking massive UCLA settlement that would have banned diversity programs and declared transgender people don't exist.

The TTAB ruled that PISSTERINE mouthwash would confuse consumers with LISTERINE, rejecting parody as a defense to trademark infringement.

New Atlantic profile reveals Pam Bondi's pattern of calling reporters while crying to pressure them not to publish critical stories during her campaign.

...a government attorney trying to punish a Senator for saying something as simple as "don't break the law" it apparently comes off to a grand jury less like a request to indict a ham sandwich and more like the rantings of an Arby's School of Law drop out.

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It is October 29th and there is less than a week before the United States selects a President. Or the world could burn to the ground. But before the world burning happens remember to hit the subscribe button! Also, please

Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away. So this issue is going to largely talk about "the Notorious RBG" as she became known on the Internet. I'll start with her advice for life and then we'll

Welcome to another edition of Legalish. Today we're going to discuss a hot topic: does size matter? We're also going to hitch a ride in federal court with Uber and Lyft and then I'll

Copyright and the X-Men The X-Men might be superhuman but they aren't above the law. Judge Gregory Wood in the Southern District of New York allowed a copyright infringement claim to go forward against Marvel Entertainment,

At this point, you've probably all seen Hamilton on Disney+ and you know that Alexander Hamilton meets his demise at the losing end of a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr. But how did dueling become so entrenched

It's Pride month and last week was the 5th anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges. This case held the 14th Amendment requires recognition of same-sex marriages. That was a huge step forward for LGBT+ rights in the United

COVID-19 Is Ruining Our Good Times. Let's start with some good news: law firms are opening up more matters as America reopens. When attorneys open new matters it means they have new work to do and hopefully