Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Pinterest Sues Travel Planning Startup PinTrips

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Social media service  Pinterest  has filed a federal trademark infringement lawsuit in California against travel startup PinTrip...
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Trader Joe's Lawsuit Against "Pirate Joe's" Thrown Out of U.S. Court

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In August, we reported on the federal trademark infringement lawsuit that had been filed by Trader Joe's against a Vancouver-based r...

Copying the Copycats: Versace and MIA Find Inspiration in Counterfeits

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In a bit of "turnaround is fair play," Grammy-award winning rapper M.I.A.  has reportedly teamed up with Italian fashion house ...
Monday, October 7, 2013

Can "ObamaCare" Be Legally Trademarked?

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President Obama Signs "ObamaCare" Into Law in 2010 In the last several months, numerous formal trademark applications have bee...
Friday, October 4, 2013

Jay-Z, Kanye West, Run D.M.C. and Others Sued for Past Sampling

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Unauthorized "sampling" of catchy melodies used in modern music is heating up as a recurring legal issue...
Friday, September 27, 2013

U.S. Trademark Office Could Shut Down Within Weeks

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USPTO Headquarters in Virginia The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office only has enough reserve cash to avoid shutting down completely for ...
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

When Does Copyright Law Cease Protecting a Fictional Character? (Part III)

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Movie Poster for Van Helsing The tagline for the 2004 movie Van Helsing was "Adventure Lives Forever." From an int...