H.R. Pufnstuf, Call Your Lawyer
Originally posted 2014-04-10 15:10:39. Republished by Blog Post PromoterVia Techlaw Advisor [UPDATE: shuttered], a link to a very smart copyright blog from a member of […]
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No cheerleading for Varsity Brands
Originally posted 2015-12-09 23:37:15. Republished by Blog Post PromoterIs copyright going to come to the rescue concerning the acknowledged fashion-design protection gap in U.S. intellectual property […]
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Couture in Court
Originally posted 2012-02-29 23:27:24. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFabulous filings for fashionistas — and those who just want to look like them!
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Going bananas after Star Athletica
Sometimes a banana costume isn’t just a banana costume. At least not in the Third Circuit. #copyright
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Best of 2008: Tackiness not grounds for refusal to register
Originally posted 2015-01-22 19:14:15. Republished by Blog Post Promoter[Posted December 1, 2008.] Otherwise, why would John Welch be reporting this appeal?: December 4, 2008 – […]
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Tackiness not grounds for refusal to register
Originally posted 2008-12-01 16:25:15. Republished by Blog Post PromoterOtherwise, why would John Welch be reporting this appeal?: December 4, 2008 – 10 AM: In re […]
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Chippendales cuffs-and-collar TM “distinctiveness” claim goes “gently” into that dark night
Originally posted 2012-08-24 11:24:12. Republished by Blog Post PromoterReuters reports on a high-class trademark story I’ve been following since my own dancing days: The male […]
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Hooters Overreaching on Trade "Dress": You can look but you’d better not touch
Originally posted 2005-01-27 09:21:00. Republished by Blog Post PromoterIP News Blog at Pierce reports that the high-class joint Hooters has lost an attempt to claim […]
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Rah rah raw
TTABlog declines to comment on S. Ct. cheerleader uniform decision. — TTABlog (@TTABlog) March 22, 2017 Indeed. LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® is also not ready to […]
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The soupy IP legacy of Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol, we hardly knew you. Then again, we knew more about you in some respects than we might have wanted to. But on the […]
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Louboutin gets the boot
In a case that has everyone seeing red — No, let me start over. And without the jokes. Because in a decision in Christian Louboutin […]
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Matthew David Brozik
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We wrote in January about a Seventh Circuit oral argument wherein the panel took apart the unfortunate practitioner that tried to make a Constitutional silk […]
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Continue reading » White-laced and wonderful
Now that all the excitement is past us, we can soberly link back and read Susan Scafidi’s reflections on the intellectual property implications what has […]
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The dark side clouds everything
I am fascinated with IP disputes over costumes, and have written about a few of them. I have also linked to this piece by Bill […]
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