Applying Copyright Law to Useful Articles

source:Applying Copyright Law to Useful Articles | Ward and Smith, P.A. - JDSupra

PR Firm Website Lists Tequila Client Work, Gets Trademark Complaint

source: Website Listing of Tequila Client Work Gets PR Firm a Trademark Shot | Weintraub Tobin - JDSupra

Third Party Vendor Service Contracts

source: Part 6 of Reviewing Third Party Vendor Service Contracts, a Seven Part Guide | Bryan Cave - JDSupra

Ways to Strengthen A Patent Portfolio

source: Eight Ways to Strengthen Your Patent Portfolio | Snell & Wilmer - JDSupra

Retailers Embrace Virtual Reality

source: Retailers: Embrace Virtual Reality Now (But Also Be Careful)! | Goulston & Storrs PC - JDSupra

What Happens When A Company Receives a National Security Letter?

source: What Happens When My Company Receives a National Security Letter? A Primer | Orrick - Trust Anchor - JDSupra

Musical Twitter Bot: Who Has the Copyright for AI-Facilitated Works?

source: The Musical Twitter Bot: Who Has the Copyright for AI-Facilitated Works? | Pillsbury’s Social Media & Games Law Blog - JDSupra

Beware Social Media Masters, FTC Taking Long Look at Phony Blogs

source: Beware Social Media Masters, FTC Taking Long Look at Phony Blogs | Loeb & Loeb LLP - JDSupra

Trademark Satire and Parody Is No Joke to The City of Atlanta

source: Trademark satire is no joke to the City of Atlanta | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. - JDSupra

Combat The Risks of Impersonation Emails, Imitative Domain Names

source: How to combat the risks of impersonation emails, imitative domains | Thompson Coburn LLP - JDSupra

Free Speech, US Supreme Court, Disparaging Trademarks

Supreme Court Review of “Disparagement” Trademark Case May – or May Not – Implicate First Amendment, Impact Washington Redskins Case

source: Brandmarking - Volume 5, Number 2 - October 2016 | Dickinson Wright - JDSupra

Justice Louis D. Brandeis On Copyright And Trademark

source: Hot News, Shredded Wheat and Wool Underwear: Brandeis On Copyright And Trademark | Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright & Unfair Competition - JDSupra

Trademark Registration for HOPNOTIC Beer Cancelled

source: The Trademark Board Cancels the Trademark Registration for HOPNOTIC Beer | Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. - JDSupra

Trademarks Beyond Black and White

source: Beyond Black and White | Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. - JDSupra

Brandeis on Patents: Ice Cream and Talking Pictures

Brandeis, patents, infringement, restraint of trade,

source: Ice Cream and Talking Pictures: Brandeis on Patents | Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP - JDSupra

Advertising and Fair Use of a Trademark

source: Advertising and Fair Use of Trademark: Oprah's Aha! Moment | Baker Donelson - JDSupra

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Chicago Cubs Trademarks & Trade Dress vs Infringers & Counterfeits

Chicago Cubs allege various street vendors utilize the Cubs’ trademarks and associated trade dress on T-shirts sold “around and near Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, and on the Internet.”  The Cubs’ complaint also seeks a non-specific court order “allowing them to work with law enforcement to seize counterfeit or trademark-infringing merchandise spotted for sale outside the ballpark."

source: For Wrigley Field Street Vendors, It’s Win or Go Home

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U.S. Supreme Court to Review Ban on Disparaging Trademarks

source: Supreme Court to Review Whether “Offensive” Names Can Be Trademarked

More:

• The SLANTS Trademark Will Play One More Gig: U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Constitutionality of Ban on Disparaging Trademarks by Mintz Levin - Copyright & Trademark Matters, on 9/30/2016
• Of Slants, Skins And Signs: The Supreme Court Grants Certiorari by Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright & Unfair Competition on 9/30/2016
• Will anyone be offended if the Supreme Court finds the disparagement provision of the Lanham Act invalid? by Ward and Smith, P.A. on 9/30/2016
• “Disparaging” Federal Trademark Registrations: Gearing Up for the Main Event by Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP on 9/30/2016

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Changes In The Law On Protection Of Trade Secrets In The US And EU

source: Trade Secrets: Changes In The Law On Protection Of Trade Secrets In The United States And European Union | Ladas & Parry LLP - JDSupra

Ten Common Intellectual Property Mistakes

source: Ten Common Intellectual Property Mistakes | Snell & Wilmer - JDSupra

Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Dress

source: Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Dress: Key Facts and Pitfalls to Avoid | Snell & Wilmer - JDSupra