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Disney Law and a Dead Mouse: The Trouble Behind The Deadmau5 Trademark
July 17, 2015 03:07 pm by Brent Lightfoot
Not all mice play nice. When markets collide, a trademark clash will rise. Legendary Disney cartoon Mickey Mouse rocks a giant mouse head on his anthropomorphized mouse body. Legendary electronic musician...
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Federal Judge Orders USPTO To Cancel Washington Redskins Trademark
July 09, 2015 03:07 pm by Jackson McNeill
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the cancellation of the NFL Washington Redskins’ federal trademark registrations, which have been opposed for years by Native American activists who call the team’s name...
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Amazon Faces Search Results Trademark Infringement Lawsuit
July 09, 2015 09:07 am by Jackson McNeill
An appellate court ruled that Amazon could be sued for trademark infringement on Tuesday, sending a major legal blow to the online giant in a lawsuit over the way in...
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Apple Patent Reveals Mobile Payment App
July 07, 2015 10:07 am by Jackson McNeill
Apple has just filed a new patent for a peer-to-peer mobile payment service. The new service, uncovered by PatentlyApple, would allow users to make person-to-person transactions as part of Apple’s...
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The Washington Pandas: Trademark Squatting in the D.C. Area
June 03, 2015 11:06 am by Jonathan Schmig
These days, the name of Washington D.C.’s professional football team is generally viewed as offensive and in need of change. It is quite difficult to find someone (who is not...
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One More Battle in the Apple-Samsung War
May 21, 2015 04:05 pm by Jonathan Schmig
This past Monday, another brick was laid in the seemingly neverending path of the Apple v. Samsung litigation. In short, although the lower court awarded Apple a sum of $930M...
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Michael Jordan’s Newest Chinese Trademark Woes
May 18, 2015 03:05 pm by Jonathan Schmig
Michael Jordan has become the latest trademark “victim” of the Chinese intellectual property regime. The next stop for the former Chicago Bulls superstar and current Charlotte Hornets owner is China’s...
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Amazon Patent Reveals Drones May Actually Track Your Location During Delivery
May 15, 2015 05:05 pm by Sheren Javdan
Just delivering your orders using drones wouldn’t be cool enough for Amazon would it? In its newly released patent application with the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), Amazon revealed...
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The Fact-Specific Mess of Secondary Meaning in Trademark Law
May 11, 2015 06:05 pm by Jonathan Schmig
Trademark protection in the U.S. requires three things: that the mark be distinctive; that the mark be nonfunctional; and that the mark be used in commerce. Obviously, there’s a lot...
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Land Rover vs. Landwind: China's Copycat Cars Strike Again
April 23, 2015 04:04 pm by Jonathan Schmig
The Western world complaining about China’s intellectual property (IP) regime is nothing new. Which is probably why few are surprised that another dispute between a Chinese company and a European...
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