Out-law.com: “Lego Fails In Brick Trademark Bid“:
Lego has failed in its bid to register the shape of its play bricks as trade marks. A European court said that the brick shape was functional and that it had to be that shape to operate as it did, so could not be registered as
Harry Potter Lexicon Case Appealed
The Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society will represent the defendant in the appeal of the Harry Potter Lexicon case, discussing whether defendant’s ‘Lexicon’ of the Harry Potter books constitute fair use.
Argentine Search Engines Told To Block Famous Names
Out-law.com: Argentine Search Engines Told To Block Famous Names:
Search engines in Argentina have been banned from linking to stories naming up to 100 famous people including football legend Diego Maradona in a move critics have said is tantamount to censorship.
Google and Yahoo! have filtered search results relating to the names on their
Rights Owner of Elvis ‘Idol’ Scuttles Plan to Go Private
WSJ: Rights Owner of Elvis, ‘Idol’ Scuttles Plan to Go Private:
CKX Inc., which licenses the rights to images of Elvis Presley and other celebrities, said that a $1.33 billion plan to go private has fallen through because of “extraordinary” economic conditions.
. . .
In an interview last year, Mr. Sillerman said he
Inside Counsel Article on Tiffany/eBay (quoting me)
Schwimmer Inside Counsel Article
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Hey, Our Lawsuit Against Disney Was Mentioned In The Times Today
We’re representing THOIP, owner of the Hargreaves’ MR MEN LITTLE MISS family of characters, in a lawsuit alleging that Disney infringed THOIP’s trademarks. The Times mentioned our suit in passing today while reporting on a different suit in which Disney is accused of infringement.
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Domain Tasting Down 84%?
The Intellectual Property Constituency of ICANN sent around an email this morning suggesing that at first glance, the registry monthly reports for July, the first month in which ICANN instituted a .20 fee on all domain name registrations in order to cut down on the practice of ‘domain tasting’ (the registration of domain names for