I have 3 cases, all coming in within the last three weeks, dealing with the issue of possible trademark infringement when one company purchases the brand name (trademark) of a competing company.
Because I’m involved in specific client-related representation on this, I don’t feel comfortable publishing my analysis of these issues to the blog (at least not yet), but if you are facing this issue, please let me know. I’d be happy consult with you and potentially represent you. This is really an area of law that is very fact (client) specific and one can’t really generalize about it. The law is developing in Federal courts around the country, so we’ll keep a watch on it.
One good blog to watch is: http://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/