“Likelihood of Confusion” about Children’s Health: When a Small Difference in Trademarks Can make a Big Difference

If you are a parent, like I am, you are very likely familiar with the American Academy of Pediatrics. Formed in 1930 to address pediatric standards, it has grown to approximately 64,000 pediatricians throughout the United States. The American Academy of Pediatrics publishes position papers, based on scientific research, along with other books and magazines

The following article, “Bourbon and Beer: Barrels of Trademarks Fun,” was written by Amy Cahill and Michelle Browning Coughlin and was posted in the Louisville Bar Association Bar Briefs, December 2016 edition: With headlines like “Bourbon and Whiskey Sales Are Soaring Around the World,” and reports showing 2015 as the “eighth consecutive year of double-digit

If you are a trademark applicant, you have most likely received a letter or email about your trademark offering to “publish” it or some other service, often for a hefty sum. These emails or mailings may also warn of potential infringement by others if you do not take action. Often, these solicitations appear to be

There has been a lot of recent attention on a publication called “The Oldie.” The Oldie celebrates all things “not modern” in a way that makes them seem cool.  Think aloof but clever curmudgeon, less like Archie Bunker and more like Sherlock Holmes. The Oldie is of course a backlash against a digital age where