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Misdescriptive versus deceptive marks

I’ve long had a table on this site regarding misdescriptive and deceptive marks, but I decided it might be helpful to post a flowchart. Here’s my first stab at it. It’s intended to help you study the basic differences between: Descriptive marks Misdescriptive marks (both deceptive and non-deceptive) Deceptive marks Here’s the Coggle, which you […]

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Fall 2018: First-week assignments

Note added 8/18/18: future assignments can be found on their normal pages. To go to the main Assignments pages for Fall courses, use the quick “jump links” in the upper right-hand corner of this website directing you to your course. Once at the home page for your course (Civ Pro or Branding), click on the […]

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Letter from Law Professor Ira Steven Nathenson to DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz on flawed TPA bill

Below is the text of a communication I sent today to the offices of my Congressperson, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), who is also the chair of the Democratic National Committee. The letter concerns the deeply flawed TPA (Trade Promotion Authority) bill, which would bind Congress to an up or down vote on the secretly negotiated and secret TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership). […]

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