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Ninth Circuit issues replacement opinion in Fleischer (Betty Boop) case, ditching aesthetic functionality discussion but leaving open “fractured history” as a possible bar to secondary meaning

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • USA
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  • August 26 2011

On August 19, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit withdrew its own previous opinion in Fleischer Studios, Inc. v. A.V.E.L.A., Inc., No. 09-56317, and supplanted it with a new opinion

A lesson for celebrities from the latest "Basketball Wives" case: tweet at your own risk

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • USA
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  • September 2 2011

Orlando Magic basketball player Gilbert Arenas lost his bid to stop the August 29 premiere of Basketball Wives: Los Angeles, in part because his penchant for regularly tweeting "about a variety of mundane occurrences" rendered his daily life a matter of public concern

One size doesn’t fit all

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
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  • June 29 2012

Design patents, trade dress and copyrights each have different requirements, resulting in the need for a multi-faceted approach

Don't snag your deals on traps laid for trolls

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • European Union, USA
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  • March 26 2013

The issue of non-practicing entities has been back in the news again recently. During a Google hangout last week, President Barack Obama used strong

Losing a trademark under naked licensing law

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • April 16 2013

A licensing agreement in itself offers no guarantee of saving a trademark from the risk of abandonment. The licence must include specific quality

Keyword advertising trademark infringement litigation: an uphill battle

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • USA
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  • January 3 2013

Trademark owners which believe that keyword advertising is causing them damage will face a number of hurdles if they opt for litigation

Judge doubts Louboutin's signature red sole is a protectable trademark; opinion seeks to avoid "fashion wars" and "hostile color grabs"

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • USA
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  • August 11 2011

Shoemaker Christian Louboutin will have to suffer a competitor’s red-soled shoes just a bit longer, it seems