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Olympians sue Samsung over the unauthorized use of their names and likenesses in connection with a Facebook application
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- May 15 2012
Eighteen of our nation’s greatest athletes, including Olympians Mark Spitz, Greg Louganis, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Janet Evans, Dara Torres, and Amanda Beard, have joined together to sue the Samsung Corporation and its related entities (Samsung) over the alleged misappropriation of their names and likenesses in connection with a Facebook application
Amazon succeeds in trademark infringement suit
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- May 4 2010
Amazon.com won summary judgment in the U.S. District Court of Colorado regarding its use of the third party mark VIDEO PROFESSOR in a sponsored link on Google
Former college athlete’s suit over use of likeness in video game moves closer to trial
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- April 6 2010
Inclusion of the likeness and biographical data of college athletes in a video game is potentially a violation of those athletes' publicity rights under California law
Heirs of comic book author challenge Marvel’s rights to copyrights
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- April 6 2010
In September 2009, the heirs of comic book artist Jack Kirby filed termination notices with the US Copyright Office for 45 Marvel characters and stories
No summary judgment for former players’ right of publicity suit against the NFL
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- April 6 2010
On January 26, 2010, a federal judge denied the National Football League's motion for judgment on the pleadings in a class action brought by former players alleging violation of their publicity rights
Federal court finds journal article not entitled to trademark protection
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- March 30 2010
A US District judge in Pennsylvania recently reinforced the distinction between federal trademark and copyright protections by holding that the Lanham Act - the United States' federal trademark law - protects against the misrepresentation of the origin of goods, but does not reach communicative products such as books or articles
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- Jurisdiction - USA
- Workarea - Media & Entertainment
- Workarea - Intellectual Property
- Author - Anthony V. Lupo