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Bizarre, International March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

Copyright Before Corona: Company Threatens Italian Volunteers Who Made Desperately Needed Ventilators On 3-D Printers

Cristian Fracassi, who along with fellow volunteer Alessandro Ramaioli were tired of watching people die for lack of ventilators in…

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Bizarre April 9, 2019April 9, 2019

Totally Bananas: Company Given Copyright Injunction Over Banana Costume

We have yet another controversy over our ever-expanding copyright and trademark ruling. The United States Court of Appeals for the…

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Bizarre, Society February 7, 2019February 7, 2019

No [Chunky] Soup For You: Campbell Seeks To Trademark Term “Chunky” [Updated]

We recently discussed an absurd effort to trademark a hashtag. Now, the Campbell Soup Company has trademarked the word “chunky” in an…

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Society February 6, 2019February 5, 2019

Wild Pitch: Bar Owner Fails In Bid To Trademark #MAGICNUBMER108

The Chicago Cubs is starting out 2019 with a win, though removed from the ballpark. The Cubs prevailed in a…

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Media, Politics, Uncategorized January 26, 2017January 25, 2017

The Great American Trademark: Trump Team Moves To Trademark Campaign Slogan

It appears that Keeping America Great requires keeping America from using such phrases as Keeping America Great.  The Trump legal…

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Bizarre, Criminal law December 23, 2016February 20, 2018

Law Firm Trolls Indicted In Nationwide Copyright Scheme

I have long been critical of our professions bottom-feeders: firms that do little but sue citizens over copyright or trademarks…

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Criminal law, Free Speech, Lawyering, Society June 15, 2016June 15, 2016

Ninth Circuit Upholds Sanctions Against Attorneys Who Ran Abusive Copyright Operation Over Downloaded Porn Movies

I have previously written about a large number of law firms on retainer to bring these actions and artists and…

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Bizarre, Society, Torts May 25, 2016May 25, 2016

Thinning The Herd: Caribou Coffee Sues Small “Blue Caribou” Diner Under Trademark

We have another example of how copyright and trademark laws are being using to bully and stifle individuals or small…

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Bizarre, Courts October 13, 2015

Twisted Copyright Claim: Yoga Writer Loses Effort To Copyright Yoga Poses and Breathing Methods

There is an interesting case out of the 9th Circuit where the court ruled that yogi Bikram Choudhury cannot copyright…

17 Comments
Free Speech, Media, Politics, Uncategorized August 23, 2015August 22, 2015

Federal Court Rules That City of Inglewood Cannot Copyright City Council Meetings

We have been discussing the ever-expanding copyright and trademarks claims on what seems every object and observation in modern life,…

22 Comments
Bizarre, Media, Society March 4, 2015

I’m Just Here For The Trademark: Lynch Files Claim Over Media Line

One of my colleagues sent me the latest example of people claiming common phrases or symbols as their own trademarked…

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Filed under: Marshawn Lynch, Seattle Seahawks, trademark laws, trademarked property
Bizarre, Society January 28, 2015

Noodle Wars: San Fran Restaurant Claims Trademark Protection On Portly Noodles

I have been a long critic of copyright and trademark claims that seem to be growing exponentially with companies claiming…

11 Comments
Filed under: San Francisco area, trademark claims
Bizarre, Congress, Free Speech, Lawyering, Media, Society, Torts January 27, 2015January 27, 2015

Offensive Holding: Seahawks Move To Trademark The Word “Boom” and the Number 12

If the Seattle Seahawks are known for their aggressive offensive line, their players are nothing when compared to the aggression…

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Filed under: copyright, Hawks, number 12, Seahawks
Bizarre, Media, Politics December 24, 2014

Illinois Woman Files For Trademark Protection On Phrase “I Can’t Breathe”

We have previously seen how people attempt to cash in on political and social expressions under the increasingly absurd copyright…

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Bizarre, Free Speech, International, Media, Society November 18, 2014November 18, 2014

The City Of [Copyrighted] Lights: EU Regulations Reportedly Bar Photos Of The Eiffel Tower At Night As Copyright Protected

We have been discussing the ever-expanding copyright and trademarks claims on what seems every object and observation in modern life,…

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