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Tag: Jay-Z

Posted on September 12, 2021 Rights of Publicity and Personality

Trademark rights in interdigitization

Nick Daly drops me a note to the effect that one Jay-Z, gazillionaire rhyming scatologist, has been sued by a professional perspirer and leaping stage... Read more

Posted on March 8, 2016 Rights of Publicity and Personality

Best of 2007: Trademark rights in interdigitization

Nick Daly drops me a note to the effect that one Jay-Z, gazillionaire rhyming scatologist, has been sued by a professional perspirer and leaping stage... Read more

Posted on November 27, 2015 Rights of Publicity and Personality

Oh, yeah, Blue Ivy baby thing

As Lara Pearson puts it: For the past 3 days my in-box has been lighting up at a blistering pace with news alerts about every... Read more

Posted on December 16, 2013December 26, 2013 Brand Management and Branding

Clash of titans averted

Wrestliang press reports (link to this blog added): Former WCW superstar Diamond Dallas Page has settled his trademark infringement lawsuit against hip hop mogul Jay-Z.... Read more

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet and social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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