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Trademarks – Not What They Used To Be: Courts expected to seriously revisit First Amendment issues
MCC: One highly publicized trademark case involves the NFL team the Washington Redskins. The team’s longstanding trademark has been deemed to be disparaging to Native Americans. What are the issues and any decisions from the court around disparagement and federal trademark registration as...
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3-D Printing Treads Path of Music Industry
MCC: 3-D printing has a longer history than many realize, dating back at least to the 1970s with a technology patented by Wyn Kelly Swainson. At that time, engineers commonly referred to it as the “rapid prototyping industry.” Please tell our readers more about how 3-D printing has...
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Welcome Fallout from the Smartphone Wars: Federal Circuit embraces strong protection of design patents
Yet another battle in the long-running war over smartphones between industry and cultural titans, Apple and Samsung, has been decided, with Apple once again getting the better of its nemesis. This particular battle, however, has also given rise to an important decision clarifying and reinforcing...
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