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alex roberts

@lexlanham.bsky.social
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law professor teaching & writing about trademark, false advertising, IP, & entertainment law at northeastern

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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 12h
in comparing similar trademarks we consider sight, sound, & meaning while the two marks are only two letters apart so may be similar in sight, OUTKAST (outcast) & OVRKAST (overcast) are very different in sound & meaning
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 12h
OUTKAST sues OVRKAST for trademark infrngement, unfair competition, & breach of contract outkast claims the rapper & producer had accepted OVERKXST as his replacement stage name, then delayed the paperwork & proposed 2 previously rejected alternatives allhiphop.com/news/exclusi...
allhiphop.com
EXCLUSIVE: Outkast Sues Ovrkast After Rapper Admits Listeners Confuse Their Names
Outkast says Ovrkast acknowledged public confusion but refused to retire his stage name under an agreed transition plan.
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 12h
first of my bloodline to receive an alert for a patent-related headline featuring the phrase "a double-decker pickup frunk with trick" americancarsandracing.com/2026/09/22/f...
americancarsandracing.com
Ford Designed A Double-Decker Pickup Frunk With Trick From The World War 2 ‘Jeep’ - American Cars And Racing
Ford has been issued a patent for a new kind of electric pickup frunk.
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 12h
adidas sues white fox (a brand my middle schooler enjoys) for trademark infringement over its four-stripe apparel because, you know, adidas owns stripes. just the mere idea of stripes. don't even gesture toward the existence of stripes. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
Adidas sues Australian label White Fox over ‘deceptively similar’ four-stripe clothing
Sports clothing brand bought allegedly trademark-contravening clothes and copies of ubiquitous White Fox bus ads to present in court
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
12 y/o: don’t we have a day off school coming up 8 y/o [confidently] it’s colombian day me: colombian day? 8: yeah to celebrate colombia me [checking calendar] oh wait, indigenous peoples day. did you mean to say columbus day? 8: yes, that’s what I said. colombian day. 🇨🇴
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
you know what’s even better than touching grass? these heart leaves I discovered on my walk today 💚 🍃
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
tyvm!
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Ed Timberlake @trademarksaremagic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Per Complaint: "Sir Pizza has ... developed distinctive trade dress in . . . the overall appearance of its pizzas, which are consistently presented with a thin crust, chopped toppings carried to the edge, chopped or diced pepperoni rather than round slices . . . and a signature square-cut style"
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
the only question i have for outlook copilot is how to make outlook copilot go away & stay away?
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
sir pizza in TN files a TRO alleging former licensee who opened king pizza breached agreement, misappropriated trade secrets, & infringed TM w/ similar branding & a menu that is a “near word-for-word recitation" of the 1 created for the franchise location www.wsmv.com/2026/09/29/t...
wsmv.com
TN pizza battle ensues after chain accuses former franchise owner of launching competitor using trade secrets
A pizza battle is heating up in Middle Tennessee as Sir Pizza files a temporary restraining order to shut down a competing shop that was opened by one of its former franchise owners.
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
revising, i.e. staring at this comment until i lose my whole entire mind does "G-d bless the USA" fail to function as a mark for a pillow that has that phrase on it b/c it describes that pillow or is "G-d bless the USA" a *feature* of a pillow that has that phrase on it
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
today is kat von D day! & it's almost 130pm in san francisco 👀
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
surfside has dropped its trade dress infringement suit (striped can; sunshine) against anheuser-busch over skimmers hard lemonade i was never that impressed by it but i know some disagreed www.inc.com/lucia-auerba...
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
small sleepwear co. sues american eagle over use of OVERSLEPT as a trademark for pajamas, alleging AE is using "virtually identical marks, in similar fonts, on the same class of goods, sold to the same consumers, through similar channels of trade" www.law360.com/articles/252...
law360.com
American Eagle Accused Of Infringing 'Overslept' TM - Law360
A New York sleepwear company sued American Eagle on Wednesday over claims of trademark infringement after the apparel giant launched a line of sleepwear called "Overslept," a trademark that is already...
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
more here: www.complex.com/music/a/bern...
complex.com
Samsung Says Dua Lipa Can’t Claim Trademark Rights Over Her Face, Wants $15M Lawsuit Tossed
Samsung has asked a judge to dismiss Dua Lipa's $15 milli...
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
in their motion to dismiss dua lipa's suit over use of her image on tv boxes, samsung argues her face is not a TM, so her infringement claim is weak true, but her false endorsement claim is stronger, & the right of publicity claim strongest of all (jurisdictional issues aside)
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
new balance sues sporting goods co. decathlon for trademark infringement, alleging that the "K" on their kiprun running sneakers looks too much like the "N" on NB's sneakers in fact, NB calls the mirrored "K" logo "unmistakably an N" 🤔 www.reuters.com/legal/legali...
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
that’s pretty funny! I have no experience with this, my sports were tennis and indoor track
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
that seems fine for adults who can make their own risk assessments but maybe not for a couple hundred 12 year olds
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
it’s been pouring for 3 days & they’re refusing to cancel my kid’s middle school cross country meet or I guess, nor’easter flood mud run I just…why
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
STOR U SELF descriptive or generic for self storage services? (just drove by one on the way back from maine)
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
in fairness she was home today when I taught a class on zoom that was entirely copyright so she might’ve heard me
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
…8: you know, like when there’s a toy that says NEEDOH but it isn’t a real needoh, it’s fake me: that’s trademark! NEEDOH is a trademark 8: no, copyright
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
8 y/o: what do you talk about when you do speeches? me: speeches? 8: yeah like at work or when you’re on tv me: oh usually trademark law or advertising law 8: no, isn’t it called copyright? MY OWN FLESH & BLOOD 😭
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I am devastated that this book is over just completely bereft that I can’t read or tonight because I already finished reading it earlier tonight
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
just got praised for my "superpower" of being "always on time" (cue ja rule 🎵) but it's not actually a superpower it's that if you tell me to speak for 12 minutes i am practicing my talk multiple times with a stopwatch to ensure i hit my mark (also i can talk like the micromachine guy)
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
husband: can you name some planets kid: mars. saturn. uranus. juno...? me: no kid: juniper? me: no kid: wait, wait...moon...moonpitter? me: ah yes, the planet moonpitter kid: WAIT I REMEMBER IT'S JUPITER!
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
i am at the life stage where someone who knew me as a kid just said to me in all sincerity "i thought i saw you outside a few minutes ago but then i realized it was your daughter!" 😳
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
i spoke with @csmonitor.bsky.social about buc-ee's the trademark bully www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/...
csmonitor.com
Has the Buc-ee’s gas-stop beaver become a ‘trademark bully’?
The roadside oasis Buc-ee’s is known for brisket tacos and immaculate bathrooms. But its aggressive lawsuits alleging infringement of its beaver logo are…
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
today is the day: CLICWIPs at @nusl! so excited to discuss all these great IP, privacy, & tech law papers & nerd out with some old & new friends 🤓
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
so you’re saying it’s not a matter of public concern after all 🤔
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
this one isn’t paywalled reason.com/volokh/2026/...
reason.com
Influencer Haley Kalil's Remarks About Ex-Husband Matt Kalil's Penis Size Were "Newsworthy," and Thus Not Tortious
[UPDATE: An anonymous correspondent writes, "I've known some guys who thought their penis size was newsworthy but I never thought…
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.nydailynews.com/2026/09/17/m...
nydailynews.com
Judge tosses Matt Kalil lawsuit against ex-wife who described his penis size
A Minnesota court dismissed former NFL star Matt Kalil’s lawsuit against his ex-wife, Haley, who said his penis was the size of two or three stacked soda cans.
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.cnn.com/2016/03/15/o...
cnn.com
Is Hulk Hogan’s sex tape newsworthy? | CNN
Danny Cevallos: The Hulk Hogan case boils down to this: Is a celebrity’s sex life a legitimate matter of public concern?
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
everyone mad about the two coke cans stacked on top of each other case never read the hulk hogan sex tape case huh
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
trademark lawyers like "babe wake up: prada just dropped $875 safari undies & i need to know if 'safari' is generic for...this"
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
what advice would you give a 1L who wants to drop out of law school after 2 weeks?
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
teaching is full of hard choices, like i wore chevrons today for star athletica but i also brought my banana costume for teaching silvertop v. kangaroo
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
GAH first of all i can't believe you made me watch that whole thing but second of all big fat no on the question of copyright infringement
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
northeastern law is excited to share that we're hiring a health law scholar--please apply or reach out if you're interested! i'm on the hiring committee & happy to answer questions. @nusl.bsky.social is a GREAT community & amazing place to teach. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor (Open Rank), School of Law – Health Policy and Law
About the Opportunity Northeastern University School of Law is seeking candidates at all ranks for full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty positions to join our scholarly community and enhance our l...
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
remember when baylor sued BU for trademark infringement over BU's use of an interlocking "BU" logo? they're reportedly finalizing the terms of their settlement. what do you think it says? kkam.com/ixp/514/p/ba...
kkam.com
Baylor And Boston University Settle Trademark Dispute Over Interlocked BU Logo Design
Baylor and Boston University are settling a trademark fight over a interlocked BU logo that showed up on Boston's campus merchandise back in 2018. The two schools are hashing out the final details aft...
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I agree on 3/4 of those but I think I can get away with melee!
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
yeah I figured
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
teach trademark law but am not an aussie or a kiwi can i get away with saying "stoush" in any context?
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
shana tova, friends 🍎 🍯 💕
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
she did and she fell hard but duke the maltipoo has a good home already 😆
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
can’t stop thinking about this boy I met last night 😍
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
wait! bluesky has "save draft" now!?
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
ttab affirmed on likelihood of confusion decision is here: ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttab...
ttabvue.uspto.gov
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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
someone unaffiliated w/ the jardashians & jenners applied to register KARDASHIAN-JENNER as a federal trademark for providing online news & commentary it went about how you might expect (uspto refused to register based on likelihood of confusion & false suggestion of connection)
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