Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : October 7, 2009

Anyone who has spent a decent amount of time walking the streets of a big city has likely seen more than a few individuals selling counterfeit goods that could include anything from handbags to sunglasses to watches. Reproducing and selling these trademarked goods is illegal, obviously. But what about recreating trademarked products in a virtual world? That’s the question Thayer Preece of Law of the Level raises today. As always, just one of ten interesting posts. 

• Accident Victims’ Families Call for More Action at Distracted Driving Summit – New Jersey lawyer Scott Grossman on his New Jersey Accident and Injury Law Blog
• Alabama’s Illegal Drug Manufacturers, Dealers Find New Way to Make Meth and Skirt Anti-drug Laws – Birmingham attorney Steven Eversole on his Birmingham Criminal Defense Blog
• If there was an Undersecretary of Agriculture for Food Safety Inspection Services, what should he or she do first? – Seattle lawyer Bill Marler of Marler Clark in his Marler Blog
• Stealing Customers and Failing to Pay Commissions Eventually Costs Carrier – Minneapolis attorney Gavin Craig on his Twin Cities Business Litigation Blog
• Cowboys Practice Facility Collapse: NIST Finds Serious Design Flaws – Arlington lawyer Timothy Hughes of Bean, Kinney & Korman on the firm’s blog, Virginia Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
• Creating the (Virtual) American Dream: User-Generated Content and Trademarks in Virtual Worlds – Intellectual property attorney Thayer Preece of Sheppard Mullin on the firm’s blog, Law of the Level
• Ted Williams’ Cryonics Saga Continues – Toronto lawyer Diane Vieira of Hull & Hull on the firm’s Toronto Estate Law Blog
• Apple vs. Apple: Protecting Your Brand Abroad – Minneapolis attorney Sharon Armstrong of Winthrop & Weinstine on the firm’s Duets Blog
• How to Reduce the Effects of Divorce on Your Health? – UK solicitor Richard Sharp on his Family Law Collaborative Divorce Blog
• Changing Lawyers: My Lawyer Won’t Return my Call – Palm Coast lawyer Philip Chanfrau on his Palm Coast Injury Law Blog