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Too Rusty For Krusty–Nickelodeon v. Rusty Krab Restaurant (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The court lists among its conclusions of fact: “the pop-up is not a parody or caricature of SpongeBob, the Krusty Krab, or the SpongeBob SquarePants universe”; “the pop-up does not mimic Viacom’s intellectual property for purposes of commenting upon, or criticizing, the SpongeBob SquarePants universe (in whole or in part)”; and.