Sorry, Mr. Hamilton
Our old friend Oliver Herzfeld writes: But wait, how about our other “old friend,” Uzi Nissan? Remember him? Nissan the car company never really cared […]
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Tyson tattoo trouble
Originally posted 2014-09-05 10:55:56. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThat was close! The release of The Hangover Part II was in danger of being enjoined by […]
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Defacing “The Face”?
Originally posted 2014-02-03 14:43:28. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Genius! Plus studliness! Yes, in one post on his Licensing Law Blog, Richard Bergovoy brings together […]
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Turn the other one? Or liberty? Or death?
Originally posted 2014-10-06 09:52:13. Republished by Blog Post Promoter“Trademark” is not a verb. Right — we will resolve these all here and now. Key issues. […]
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Arnold Palmer and the Perfect Brand
Originally posted 2013-11-11 10:39:03. Republished by Blog Post PromoterAs seen in the Benny Goodman case in the TTAB, celebrity, brand power and trademark rights may outlive a […]
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Sotomayor — one of us?
Originally posted 2012-05-24 17:14:12. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThere’s been a lot of talk about U.S. Circuit Court Judge Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court […]
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Head of State
Originally posted 2009-08-05 20:06:55. Republished by Blog Post PromoterSounds almost ordinary enough at first — this tweet from @EFF: Another Obama image fair use controversy: […]
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MLB whiffs on the right of publicity
Originally posted 2008-03-22 23:18:11. Republished by Blog Post PromoterAlec Rogers: In recent decades, Major League Baseball has made great strides in developing its business operation. […]
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Tell Yes artist: “No. No. Fifty million times no.”
Originally posted 2014-10-07 10:22:58. Republished by Blog Post PromoterIf the federal copyright complaint that you file on behalf of your client includes an assertion that […]
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Best of 2011: “Life rights”? (Making things with life?)
Originally posted 2015-03-27 14:31:23. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst posted May 23, 2011. Pittsburgh Trademark Lawyer Daniel Corbett brings us an NBA star’s attempt at a […]
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“Life rights”? (Making things with life?)
Originally posted 2011-05-23 12:50:33. Republished by Blog Post PromoterPittsburgh Trademark Lawyer Daniel Corbett brings us an NBA star’s attempt at a four-point shot: Post-relationship drama takes […]
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Feel the Burn, Baby
Originally posted 2013-01-13 22:41:30. Republished by Blog Post Promoter This doesn’t seem very radical. Not hardly.
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Likelihood of opposition
Originally posted 2013-05-03 10:16:51. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThey’re having trouble assimilating the concept of worker Yao Ming in the People’s Republic of China. Of […]
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Best of 2007: It was twenty years ago today
Originally posted 2015-01-20 10:12:24. Republished by Blog Post Promoter First posted on February 5, 2007. Okay, not quite 20, but 16 years ago that Apple […]
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