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posted by Gerald M. Levine Partner, Levine Samuel, LLP Domain names composed of common, dictionary words or phrases that do not trespass on another’s rights are legitimately owned by the first to register. Priority of registration is a fundamental principle of the Internet wh...  posted by Gerald M. Levine Partner, Levine Samuel, LLP Two recent decisions: Gene Kelly Image Trust v. BWI Domain Manager , D2008-0342 (WIPO April 22, 2008); Birgit Rausing, AB Tetra Pak v. Darren Morgan , D2008-0212 (WIPO April 5, 2008).  posted by Gerald M. Levine Partner, Levine Samuel, LLP The UDRP requires the complainant to prove both registration and use in bad faith [¶4(a)(iii)]. Country code ADRs take a different approach: one or the other, but not both. A couple of recent close decisions respectively un...  posted by Gerald M. Levine Partner, Levine Samuel, LLP UDRP complaints are resolved solely on papers without benefit of discovery and with no right of confrontation. For this reason the pleadings and evidence must be developed with as much care and be as complete as a motion fo...  posted by LexisNexis Trademark Law Center Staff Administrator of the LexisNexis Trademark Law Center Fantastic Sams, a chain of hair salons, has filed suit against its competitor, Regis Corporation, accusing Regis of service mark infringement. The lawsuit, which was filed in the... 
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  | By: Anne Gilson LaLonde Author, Gilson on Trademarks Anne Gilson LaLonde on the Doctrine of Inevitable Confusion and Forgivable Misstatements to the USPTO: Angel Flight of Georgia, Inc. v. Angel Flight America, Inc. | |   | By: Anne Gilson LaLonde Author, Gilson on Trademarks Anne Gilson LaLonde on Trade Dress Infringement by Store Brands | |   | By: Andrew M. Gold Partner, Bogatin, Corman & Gold Andrew Gold on Laches, Common Law Trademark Rights, and Anti-Cybersquatting Safe Harbors | |   | By: Andrew M. Gold Partner, Bogatin, Corman & Gold Andrew M. Gold on Reverse Confusion, "Weak" Arbitrary Marks, and the Difference Between Actual Confusion and Likelihood of Confusion | |   | By: Andrew M. Gold Partner, Bogatin, Corman & Gold Andrew Gold on Sponsored Linking and the Scope of Injunctive Relief | |
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Events - May 17-21: International Trademark Association Annual Meeting, Berlin, Germany
Come meet LexisNexis authors Anne Gilson LaLonde and Jerry Gilson at the LexisNexis exhibit booth and receive a free copy of Anne’s latest article, “Don’t I Know You From Somewhere? Protection in the United States of Foreign Marks tha - June 10: LexisNexis Intellectual Property 101 Teleconference Series: Trademarks
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Anne Gilson LaLonde, Author, Gilson on Trademarks
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