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How Do You Like Them Apple (Trademarks)? Malus Musings on Brand Protection

Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

Those activities are all well and good – and I fully appreciate that “ bobbing for apples ” wasn’t listed because, let’s be honest, that’s really gross – but as we’re the Trademark & Copyright Law blog, allow me to focus on something a bit closer to home: apple trademarks.

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Mickey Mouse to Enter Public Domain in 2024

IPilogue

Serena Nath is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Every year on January 1, works protected under copyright law enter into the public domain due to their copyright protection expiring. Mickey Mouse is protected as Disney’s property because it is a registered trademark.

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How Original! The Oscars and the Craft of Derivative Works

Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

One aspect of copyright law that makes adaptations attractive is derivative works. A derivative work is a work based on one or more existing copyrighted works. But at least for us viewers, the Oscars are a great way to see how movies can use this simple copyright concept to create films that shine. The post How Original!

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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

Article 83(1) of the Trademark Law provides the grounds for the owner of a registered trademark and/or the licensee of a registered trademark owner to file a claim against any third party that unlawfully uses a mark that is similar in principle or in its entirety with similar goods and/or services.

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Mickey Mouse to Enter Public Domain in 2024

IPilogue

Serena Nath is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Every year on January 1, works protected under copyright law enter into the public domain due to their copyright protection expiring. Mickey Mouse is protected as Disney’s property because it is a registered trademark.

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Santa Clause and IP

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Santa Claus art works which are often used by brands to promote their Christmas related products can be protected copyright law. Coming to the prospect of trademark protection for using the word “Santa Claus” or the character of Santa Claus being used to identify the products or services of one brand from another, U.S

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Africa IP Highlights #2: The trademarks arena

The IPKat

The Plaintiffs also contended that the logos used by the Defendants infringed on their marks and get up since their registered trademark incorporated the words ‘ACAL’ and an image with the map of Africa which the Defendants had copied. This Katpost discussed the case in fuller detail.