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Jeanne Fromer @jeannefromer.bsky.social · 22m

Now we’ve got a panel on the consumer scientist, covering patient advocacy and research, how the affect innovation law, and how innovation law should cater to them, with @charlesduan.bsky.social, Hilary Koch, Fran Visco, Steve Woloshin, and @cmorten.bsky.social #conspicuousconsumers

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Jeanne Fromer @jeannefromer.bsky.social · 1h

Next is a panel on sustainability and IP, covering upcycling, certification marks, the law of everyday design, and the right to repair, with Maggie Chon, Aaron Perzanowski, @jessicasilbey.bsky.social, Anna Tischner, and Rochelle Dreyfuss #conspicuousconsumers

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Jeanne Fromer @jeannefromer.bsky.social · 1h

First up is a keynote talk by Nancy Mahon, Chief Sustainability Officer of Estée Lauder #conspicuousconsumers

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Jeanne Fromer @jeannefromer.bsky.social · 4h

Thrilled for the next 2 days with @nyulaw.bsky.social @nyuengelberg.org Engelberg Center, exploring the consumer across IP, antitrust, and tech law, including sustainability, the consumer scientist, IP rights as signal to consumers, AI, fair use, and competition www.eventbrite.com/e/conspicuou...

Conspicuous Consumers: An Engelberg Center Symposium

Over exposed and under explored, consumers play critical roles across a range of legal doctrines. We're giving them their due.

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Jeanne Fromer @jeannefromer.bsky.social · 6d

Excited 2B at Penn for the annual Trademark & Unfair Competition Scholarship Roundtable, where I’m sharing new work w/ Barton Beebe & Stein on “Trademark Law’s Theory of the Image: A Computational & Empirical Analysis.” Thanks to @profrothman.bsky.social @rtushnet.bsky.social & Barton 4 organizing!

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Jeanne Fromer @jeannefromer.bsky.social · 13d

Perhaps not surprising that 2 of these covers are at the center of well-known copyright infringement lawsuits www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/t...

The 25 Most Influential Magazine Covers of All Time

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 17d

This is my regular reminder to everyone that jstor is open to the general public now; a free account there will give you access to 100 papers a year.

Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 17d

regrettably if you try to point this out online you'll get yelled out by 79208 journalists going OH SO YOU WANT JOURNALISTS TO STARVE??? even if you're, say, a journalist yourself, and point out that while there are clearly no easy answers, the status quo isn't exactly working for society

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Jeanne Fromer @jeannefromer.bsky.social · 20d

Obsessed with Jodie Turner-Smith's Schiaparelli technology dress www.gofugyourself.com/tron-ares-ha...

Tron: Ares Has Arrived in Paris - Go Fug Yourself

Jodie Turner-Smith's dress is SO COOL.

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Jeanne Fromer @jeannefromer.bsky.social · 21d

Great Jotwell post by @graemedinwoodie.bsky.social on Michael Goodyear's article "Common-Law Notice and Takedown" ip.jotwell.com/the-future-o...

The Future of Notice and Takedown? - Intellectual Property

Michael Goodyear, Common Law Notice-and-Takedown, __ NYU J. Intell. Prop. & Ent. L. __ (forthcoming), available at SSRN (April 25, 2025).Graeme DinwoodieAs Michael Goodyear notes in Common Law Notice-...

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NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · Sep 16

Professor Oren Bar-Gill rejoins the faculty at NYU Law this fall. Bar-Gill’s pioneering research explores how bounded rationality and cognitive biases shape contractual decision-making, particularly in consumer markets: ow.ly/jbcw50WXykF

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NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social · 21d

@cmorten.bsky.social returns to NYU Law this fall. He brings with him the Science, Health, and Information Clinic, which provides legal services to researchers, patients, consumer groups, and others in the health and science space: ow.ly/gcj550X1EkL

Need to Know

Christopher Morten ’15 acknowledges that becoming a law professor wasn’t his original ambition: he first planned to become a research scientist, investigating cures for cancer or infectious diseases—“...

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Jeanne Fromer @jeannefromer.bsky.social · 27d

"Machines as the New Oompa-Loompas: Trade Secrecy, the Cloud, Machine Learning, and Automation" papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Machines as the New Oompa-Loompas: Trade Secrecy, the Cloud, Machine Learning, and Automation

In previous work, I wrote about how trade secrecy drives the plot of Roald Dahl’s novel <i>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</i>, explaining how the Oompa-Loomp

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Jeanne Fromer @jeannefromer.bsky.social · 27d

"Trade Secrecy in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory" papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Trade Secrecy in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl’s "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is well-known as a dark fantasy in which five children win a visit to a whimsical candy company. Les

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Jeanne Fromer @jeannefromer.bsky.social · 27d

Was it even a question that I needed to buy this? I'm excited to build this for my office and have a working chocolate waterfall and mini Oompa-Loompas (and maybe write a 3rd piece of scholarship on "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"? 🤔First 2 pieces are linked below) www.lego.com/en-us/produc...

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 21360 | Ideas | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop US

Fantastic Willy Wonka gift for movie lovers

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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 29d

NERDS sues DWEEBS for trademark & trade dress infringement, dilution, & false advertising

ferrara, maker of nerds, owns registrations for not only the nerds word marks, logos, & packaging trade dress but also the "pebble design" of the candy itself

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Michigan Law @umichlaw.bsky.social · Sep 16

Thank you for visiting and sharing your knowledge with our students!

Jeanne Fromer @jeannefromer.bsky.social · Sep 15

Excited to be at @umichlaw.bsky.social to present new work on “Trade Secret Societies” 🤐 Ⓜ️

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Jeanne Fromer @jeannefromer.bsky.social · Sep 15

Excited to be at @umichlaw.bsky.social to present new work on “Trade Secret Societies” 🤐 Ⓜ️

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Jeanne Fromer @jeannefromer.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thrilled that my article with @markpmckenna.bsky.social on "Amazon's Quiet Overhaul of the Trademark System" is now out in the California Law Review @califlrev.bsky.social

Amazon’s Quiet Overhaul of the Trademark System — California Law Review

Amazon’s dominance as a platform is widely documented. But one aspect of that dominance has not received sufficient attention—the Amazon Brand Registry’s sweeping influence on firm behavior, particula...

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Jeanne Fromer @jeannefromer.bsky.social · Sep 5

Anthropic is paying $1.5 billion to settle the copyright infringement lawsuit against it by authors, following Judge Alsup's fair use ruling this summer www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/t...

Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors

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The Verge @theverge.com · Sep 4

Warner Bros. Discovery sues Midjourney for generating ‘countless’ copies of its characters

Hollywood’s battle with AI is heating up.

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Chris Morten @cmorten.bsky.social · Aug 19

Excited to announce an upcoming event w @nyuengelberg.org!
My first back at @nyulaw.bsky.social!

"Fixing a Broken System: The Path to Public Pharma in New York"

5:30-7 pm Thur Sep. 25, 2025 @ NYU

Co-hosted w T1International & @racepowerpolicy.org!

Zoom & IRL, free & open to all! Join us!

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Jeanne Fromer @jeannefromer.bsky.social · Aug 31

Come to learn about how Amazon's business model has changed the operation of the U.S. trademark system, from nonsense marks to mustache tricks to trademark extortion and an increase in applications to register from small businesses. And see what this means for trademark law and policy writ large

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Jeanne Fromer @jeannefromer.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thrilled that my article with @markpmckenna.bsky.social on "Amazon's Quiet Overhaul of the Trademark System" is now out in the California Law Review @califlrev.bsky.social

Amazon’s Quiet Overhaul of the Trademark System — California Law Review

Amazon’s dominance as a platform is widely documented. But one aspect of that dominance has not received sufficient attention—the Amazon Brand Registry’s sweeping influence on firm behavior, particula...

www.californialawreview.org

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Jeanne Fromer @jeannefromer.bsky.social · Aug 28

And see background work on memes, copyright, and the new creativity (with Amy Adler) at papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Memes on Memes and the New Creativity

Memes are the paradigm of a new, flourishing creativity. Not only are these captioned images one of the most pervasive and important forms of online creativity,

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Jeanne Fromer @jeannefromer.bsky.social · Aug 28

See background work on IP, shaming, and self-help (with Amy Adler) at papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Taking Intellectual Property into Their Own Hands

When we think about people seeking relief for infringement of their intellectual property rights pursuant to copyright and trademark laws, we typically assume t

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