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Talking the Trademark Talk

By Draeke Weseman on December 4, 2018
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When we are not walking the trademark walk (or posting the trademark posts) we are talking the trademark talk.  Dear readers, I would like to invite you to join me and my esteemed colleague Patrick Gallagher, member of the Cozen O’Connor firm’s Trademark & Copyright Group, for a live online talk through the often seemingly confusing law of likelihood of confusion in trademark prosecution. The webinar will be held from 12:00 to 1:30 PM CT this Thursday, December 6.  Learn more and register through this link.

Strafford, an excellent resource for CLEs, has generously offered a few complimentary passes, good for CLE credits, too, all you have to do is ask.  Simply send me an email requesting a pass before 10:30 AM CT on Thursday, December 6, and if passes remain, I will gladly share one with you!

In the meantime, enjoy this oldie-but-goodie, and still relevant treat from 2015, sure to be mentioned in the presentation Thursday:  Peace, Love, and Trademarks, all!  Hope you’ll join us!

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People often ask me why my name is spelled the way it is. When I was born, my mother added an extra “e” in the middle to distinguish it from being confused with the word “drake,” meaning…

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People often ask me why my name is spelled the way it is. When I was born, my mother added an extra “e” in the middle to distinguish it from being confused with the word “drake,” meaning “male duck.” The strategy was mostly successful. (I still earned the nickname “the mallard” for a short time and there was even a duck call at a tenth grade basketball game or two, to be used on the rare occasion I scored any points).

Having an uncommon name, I noticed any other “Drake.” Whether it was the secret identity of my favorite cartoon character, a hotel in Chicago, a university in Iowa, a person everybody loves (except George), a fictional soap opera doctor, or a rapper from Toronto. But it wasn’t until I was in law school studying trademark law and likelihood of confusion that I actually experienced firsthand the confusion of being confused with another “Drake.” A fellow student casually commented that they did not know I was such a fan of salsa dancing (I wasn’t) but it turns out another “Drake” was and had posted a request for dancing partners on some law school bulletin board. This felt like infringement to me!

My understanding of trademark law has come a long way since, but it is with this personal experience that I practice and write about trademark law. On DuetsBlog, you will find posts from me about my personal favorite brand and other personal topics of interest. I may occasionally take a controversial position, but only because I can – with that extra “e” in my name, even if my argument is questionable, one thing is certain: I’m not a quack!

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