Intellectual Property
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The artist who created the Fearless Girl sold unauthorized copies of the famous feminist statue in violation of trademark law and agreements with State Street Global Advisors Trust Co., which commissioned the artwork, the company has argued in a New York state court suit… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Smashburger can’t sell its “Triple Double” burger by describing it as a “Classic Smash Beef build with triple the cheese & double the beef in every bite,” because that description is literally false, a California federal judge ruled Wednesday, while keeping other “double the beef” slogans in play… Read this piece in its entirety at…
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Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and UMG Recordings Inc. have violated a provision of copyright law giving creators a “second chance” to assert rights over their works after 35 years, a group of musicians alleged in a pair of proposed class actions filed Tuesday in New York federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at…
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AMC and others can’t escape a copyright suit alleging a spinoff of the wildly popular “Walking Dead” TV series copped a zombie-comic creators’ characters, dialogue and plot points without permission, a California federal judge ruled on Thursday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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An Apple engineer was arrested on the eve of a trip to China and charged in California federal court with stealing company secrets related to self-driving car technology, court records show, marking the second Apple engineer accused of stealing its autonomous car technology in recent months… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 