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Phillips Academy v. KIPP: Phillips Academy

By Marty Schwimmer on August 25, 2005
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Phillips Academy of Andover, Mass. is a boarding school whose alumni include President Bush and Humphrey Bogart (!). 

KIPP: Philips Academy is a charter school in New Orleans, part of the Knowledge is Power Program network of free charter schools targeted at ‘under resourced’ communities.

Phillips of Andover is not tuition free and…

Lost v. Lost

By Marty Schwimmer on August 25, 2005
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Via Nerdlaw, article on dispute over ‘Lost,’ TV show about airplane crash survivors who encounter strange creatures, noting that Gilligan’s Island bears eerie similarity.

Use Of Trademarks On ‘Replica Model Vehicles’

By Marty Schwimmer on August 25, 2005
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Interesting discussion thread on the INTA list on the use of trademarks on ‘replica model vehicles.’

Live Nude Domain Names and Who Rules The Root?

By Marty Schwimmer on August 24, 2005
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My original reaction to the proposed .XXX Top level domain was that it was something of a harm reduction initiative not worth over-selling – it will not reduce the amount of adult material on the Web, but might make it a little more difficult (but not impossible) to access such material in certain sequestered networks (schools, libraries…

BioCryst Gripe Site UDRP Case

By Marty Schwimmer on August 24, 2005
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Mark Partridge via CircleID on gripe site case involving BioCrystPharamceuticals.com.

IMPORTANT: Fourth Circ, Decision in Lamparello v. Falwell (FALWELL.COM)

By Marty Schwimmer on August 24, 2005
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Text in Lamparello v. Falwell, Fourth Circuit decision in which registrant of FALWELL.COM receives summary judgment agaisnt Rev. Falwell, dismissing infringement and cybersquatting action.

FedEx Furniture

By Marty Schwimmer on August 24, 2005
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A resourceful guy built some furniture completely out of FEDEX boxes. 

Then he built a website named FEDEXFURNITURE.COM.

Then FedEx protested on trademark, copyright and terms of service grounds.

Then Standford’s Cyberlaw Clinic helped him out.

Now he’s doing the talk shows.

The analysis likely differs for furniture made of boxes he…

RSS Trademark News Feeds

By Marty Schwimmer on August 24, 2005
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RethinkIP is offering RSS versions of various Trademark Office news feeds.

BASMATI Rice in Pakistan

By Marty Schwimmer on August 22, 2005
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Pakistani Daily Times on attempts to protect BASMATI Rice as a trademark in Pakistan.  Basmati is a seed varietal and not what is ordinarily thought of as an appellation of origin.

Licensing of LINUX Trademark

By Marty Schwimmer on August 22, 2005
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News.com on licensing of LINUX trademark in Australia by Linus Torvalds.  Discussion on Slashdot.

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