LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™ https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/ Lawyer Ron Coleman on brands, the Internet & free speech Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:52:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/wp-content/uploads/Logo-JPG.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™ https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/ 32 32 10510281 Ten years later… https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/ten-years-later/ https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/ten-years-later/#respond Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:21:28 +0000 https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/?p=22951 … and they’ve already forgotten!

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]]> https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/ten-years-later/feed/ 0 22951 How to Escape the Clutches of Someone with Narcissism https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/signs-of-narcissism/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:34:05 +0000 https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/?p=22838 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 interconnected traits such as sadism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism. Narcissism is usually considered the least assuming of the four archetypes – after all, narcissists usually […]

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]]> 22838 New video series: Law Learnin’ Wednesdays https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/new-video-series-law-learnin-wednesdays/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 16:51:35 +0000 https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/?p=22406 The post New video series: Law Learnin’ Wednesdays appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

]]> 22406 Trademark: “From The River to the Sea”? https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/trademark-from-the-river-to-the-sea/ Fri, 24 Nov 2023 17:07:13 +0000 https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/?p=22381 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 relevance, too: I’ve discussed this issue multiple times, too, as one will. Lookee here: So yeah, no.

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]]> 22381 The New Era of Generative AI and Marketing https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/generative-ai-and-marketing/ Wed, 10 May 2023 18:15:14 +0000 https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/?p=21954 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 brush up on your advanced ChatGPT prompts as well). Who owns the intellectual property? Perhaps it is not the wisest move to take a generative […]

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]]> 21954 What Can AI Can Learn From Humans? https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/what-ai-can-learn-from-humans/ Mon, 08 May 2023 11:01:38 +0000 https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/?p=21949 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 in the news lately, it isn’t sentient nor does it know proper decision making. The relationship between AI and humans is just getting started. That’s […]

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]]> 21949 Copyright Office: “Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence” https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/copyright-office-works-containing-material-generated-by-artificial-intelligence/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:04:39 +0000 https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/?p=21923 I’m just the messenger! This came out in the Federal Register on March 16, 2023:

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]]> 21923 Vain reaction https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/vain-reaction/ Fri, 24 Feb 2023 14:19:32 +0000 https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/?p=21894 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). Were these guys under a misunderstanding, or did they try to play on the misunderstanding of others? Ultimately some appropriately rude treatment by the Trademark […]

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]]> 21894 Charles Colman: Copyright and AI https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/charles-colman-copyright-and-ai/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 21:39:53 +0000 https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/?p=21795 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? I’d think so but I’m kind of simian that way. Update: Check this out:

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]]> 21795 Fifth Circuit: Corporate censorship has it limits https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/fifth-circuit-corporate-censorship-has-it-limits/ Sun, 18 Sep 2022 17:44:52 +0000 https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/?p=21709 If any of part of the opinion in Netchoice decision (full opinion here) sounds familiar, well, it should.

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]]> 21709 Vans v. MSCHF: It’s happening! https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/vans-v-mschf-its-happening/ Thu, 08 Sep 2022 17:30:02 +0000 https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/?p=21695 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 chiseled trademark litigation god-king for appellant MSCHF. Here’s a direct link to the Bloomberg Law article.

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]]> 21695 The New Google Analytics is Coming. Is Your Privacy at Risk? https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/google-analytics-privacy/ Thu, 08 Sep 2022 16:06:12 +0000 https://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/?p=21685 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 at risk? Learn more about why these changes are happening as well as how to prepare yourself for the switch in the following visual deep […]

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