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Edison and the Santa Claus Movie
In Brief: Reaching back into IP history, we find that “A Trap for Santa” was at the heart of an IP dispute in the early 1900s.
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No Accounting for Mouthwash Taste
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Coffee Trademark Case Gets Roasted
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Mark Me Zero
In Brief: A patent infringer is not liable for damages incurred before notice of plaintiff’s patent rights.
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Court Rains on Parade of Termination Rights
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Happy Halloween: Writer of “Friday the 13th” Decapitates His Original Agreement
In Brief: An author has a right to terminate a copyright transfer after a certain number of years.
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Zombie Trademarks Live
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Fair Use Defense Drowns in a Desert Lake
In Brief: A picture is worth a thousand words but using it may not pass the fair use test.
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A Thicket of Patents is Not Antitrust
In Brief: Holding a lot of patents that extend the life of an original patent isn’t’ a monopoly.
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OMG AAMOF TXT Are Not ©*
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Retailer Gets Caught in the Middle of a CBD Fight
In Brief: Misappropriation of a trade secret requires more than just being in the supply chain.
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Spotting a Potty
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Eyelash Booster Trademarks Get a Wink and a Nod
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Web Scraper’s Harvest is a Bumper Crop
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Fixing an Error Doesn’t Fix Patent Infringement
In Brief: A court’s fix of an obvious error in patent claim language can’t be used as a defense to willful patent infringement.
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Pinterest Doesn't Get Pinned for Infringement
In Brief: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s safe harbor protects Pinterest from copyright infringement for photographs appearing next to ads.
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The® Importance of Being The®
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Patent World and Contract World Collide
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Would Ye Like a Wizard Image Lawsuit?
In Brief: A work that is created for commercial purposes is not protected by the Visual Artists’ Rights Act.
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Brewsky v. Brewsky
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One Size Does Not Fit All Trade Secrets
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Oral Agreement = Copyright Infringement Litigation
In Brief: Oral agreements with independent contractors fuel copyright infringement litigation.
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Coming Into Focus
In Brief: Adopting a portion of someone else’s trademark can lead to a likelihood of confusion.
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Custody Fight Over Passionate Telenovela
In Brief: Too many words in a contract term plus course of dealing can cause a bad breakup.
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Field of Trademark Dreams