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T-shirt maker sinks rival with dubious trademark of 150-year-old nautical icon
"Another law professor, Annemarie Bridy of the University of Idaho, lamented gCaptain's situation. "It's a shame, really, to see people with…
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Trademark Officials Must Distinguish Between Irony and Offens
Years ago, Justice Frankfurter observed, “the protection of trademarks is the law's recognition of the psychological function of symbols,” noting, further,…
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Update: 'Dumb Starbucks' shut down by health officials after Comedy Central show takes credit
"But, he said, if Comedy Central is using the Starbucks name solely to draw attention to a show that has nothing to do with Starbucks, the coffee giant cou…
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Paul Levy, the Web Bully’s Worst Enemy
"“Until Paul Levy came on the scene, the trend was almost uniformly against defendants,” says Sonia Katyal, a Fordham University law professor who speciali…
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Internet Service Provider Potentially Liable for Copyright Infringement of Hosted Websites
Author: Allison Pedrazzi Helfrich Following an investigation and notification attempts, clothing distributor Louis Vuitton Malletier filed a complaint against…
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First Amendment Protects Modified Use of Strip Club’s Trademark in Controversial Video Game
Author: Morgan Galland In E.S.S. Entertainment 2000, Inc. v. Rock Star Videos, Inc., the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the m…
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Lack of Specific Knowledge and Fair Use Protect Service Websites from Contributory Trademark Liability
Author: Robert Lopez Tiffany sued eBay under the judicially constructed doctrines of contributory trademark infringement and dilution. To define contributory…
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Federal Circuit Holds “Trademark Disparagement” Not A Claim Under the Lanham Act
Author: Irene Hahn I. Facts and Procedural History The Freecycle Network (TFN) is a nonprofit Arizona corporation “dedicated to encouraging and coordinating t…