Commercial litigation, free speech, trademarks & Internet law | ron coleman
About Ron Coleman
Of Counsel in the Dhillon Law Group
Ron Coleman is counsel in the Dhillon Law Group, where he was a previously a partner. DLG is a national law firm of distinction with offices in California, New York, New Jersey, Florida, Texas and Virginia.
Based in Newark, New Jersey, Ron is known for his work as a trademark, commercial and litigation lawyer, notably his successful representation of Simon Tam of rock band The Slants in the historic U.S. Supreme Court case of Matal v. Tam
Litigation
Dhillon Law Group is primarily a litigation law firm. That means we handle legal disputes, almost always involving businesses, that often end up in trial courts, arbitration or appellate courts. We also advise our clients in the areas related to our practice specialties about resolving disputes without litigating - and avoiding such situations altogether
Metro New York Office
Commercial litigator Ron Coleman discusses the types of cases handled at the New York and New Jersey office of the Dhillon Law Group
IP Litigation
Litigation lawyer Ron Coleman has tried, litigated, arbitrated and settled trademark, copyright and trade secret cases throughout the United States
More About Lawyer Ron Coleman
Education and Bar Admissions
Education and Bar Admissions
Education and Bar Admissions
Ron Coleman received his AB with a concentration in economics from Princeton University in 1985 and his law degree from Chicago's Northwestern University School of Law in 1988.
He was subsequently a Fellow of Kollel Gur Aryeh of Mesivta Yeshiva Chaim Berlin in Brooklyn, New York.
Ron Coleman is admitted to practice in the states of New York and New Jersey and all the federal District Courts in those states and in the District of Columbia. He is also admitted to every United States Circuit Court and the U.S Supreme Court.
Practice Areas
Education and Bar Admissions
Education and Bar Admissions
Commercial litigator Ron Coleman has first-chair litigation and trial experience in the following areas of law practice:
- Commercial litigation
- Trademark infringement
- Trade secrets litigation
- Defamation litigation
- Media law
- Appeals
- Antitrust
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
- Free speech
- Religious liberty
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Wrongful termination
- Administrative law
- Copyright
Honors and Awards
Education and Bar Admissions
Selected Publications
- Activist of the Year Award | Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council - 2021
- John Marshall Harlan II Award | NY Young Republicans Club - 2020
- Mark T. Banner Award for Impact on IP Law | American Bar Association - Intellectual Property Law Section - 2018
- WTR 1000 - World's Leading Trademark Practitioners, New York | World Trademark Review - 2017
- WIPR Leaders | World Intellectual Property Review - 2017
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Selected Publications
Selected Speaking Engagements
Selected Publications
- The Section 230 Illusion (with Will Chamberlain) | Human Events, June 7, 2019
- "The Brand of Champions," in The New York Yankees in Popular Culture: Critical Essays, 2019 (McFarland)
- Play-Doh's trademark registration passes the smell test | Westlaw Journal of Intellectual Property, April 29, 2018
- Fashion Dos: Acknowledging Social Media Evidence as Relevant to Proving Secondary Meaning | International Trademark Association Reporter, August, 2016
Selected Speaking Engagements
Selected Speaking Engagements
Selected Speaking Engagements
- Freedom Fest | When the Government Assaults the First Amendment - 2022
- New Jersey State Bar Association | Prior Restraint/Content Moderation: Where are we Today? - 2022
- New York Young Republican Club | July Speaker Series - 2021
- Asociacion Ecuatoriana de Propiedad Intelectual - Derecho Constitutucional y Propiedad Intelectual: Complementos y Conflictos - 2021
- Contra Costa GOP | Annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner - 2020
LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION Blog
Selected Speaking Engagements
Selected Speaking Engagements
From 2005 through 2020 Ron Coleman wrote the LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION blog on trademark, copyright, free speech and Internet law.
During its active period, Ron's blog was one of the most widely-read blogs on trademark law in the U.S. Posts from the blog were frequently included on the syllabi of law school trademark courses.
LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION was selected from thousands of law-related blogs to be among those deemed of sufficient cultral significance to be archived by the Library of Congress.
LEGAL DISCLAIMER
This is attorney advertising. Lawyer Ronald Coleman is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey. Other Dhillon Law Group lawyers are admitted in these and other jurisdictions. The Dhillon Law Group, Inc. is a California professional corporation.
