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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 05- February 11)

SpicyIP

They filed a suit alleging copyright and trademark infringement against the defendant after discovering that they were selling household products under the name, ‘SUFIYAMA’, using a similar trade dress and artistic work.

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Fish Principals Author Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal Article, “Strategic IP Considerations of Batteries and Energy Storage Solutions”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

IP includes any creation of the mind, including inventions, literary and artistic works, symbols, names, images, and designs, and various forms of IP protection cover these different categories. Intellectual Property Considerations. IP affects every industry, and the battery industry is no different. Certain Lithium Ion Batteries, Inv.

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U.S. Supreme Court Vindicates Photographer But Destabilizes Fair Use — Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

But in any event, AWF’s aggressive, take-no-prisoners approach made a friendly settlement all but impossible. It defined a parody as “a “literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule” ( id. 1600 (1982). 4th at 50.