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Rogers v Grimaldi doesn't apply to alcohol, but Peaky Blinders still can't get injunction

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2021 WL 2497928, No. May 19, 2021) Mandabach produces the TV series Peaky Blinders , and it alleged that it owned trademarks and other intellectual property of the show “and certain quotations/sayings/phrases from the show.” But Mandabach waited until November 2020 to sue and moved for a preliminary injunction only in March 2021.

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Centering Artists’ Voices Within IP Discourse

IPilogue

On the one hand, social media has enabled global sharing of news and creative media. This observation, coupled with seeing multiple artists be exploited by Instagram users and large companies, motivated me to reach out to several creatives online and bring their voices to the IPilogue.

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Puzzlingly calling a venue name a "title," court nonetheless rejects claim against MTV show

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2021 WL 4843905, NO. 22, 2021) The Flora-Bama lounge and entertainment complext is “regionally famous,” and MTV created a national TV series, MTV Floribama Shore. For one thing, the only reason the Rogers court even contemplated liability for noncommercial speech was the special marketing role played by titles in particular.

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What Do You “Meme” That’s Copyrightable?

IPilogue

Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, enrolled in Professor David Vaver’s 2021-2022 Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program. In Canada, copyright protection is afforded to every original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic work that is fixed. Artistic Work. Shayna Jan is a 3L J.D.

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Yearbook Defendants Lose Two More Section 230 Rulings

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

2021 has seen the emergence of a litigation genre against “yearbook” database vendors that publish old yearbooks online. 2021 WL 5050079 (N.D. 2021 WL 5795306 (N.D. The statutory exception for depicting people in literary and artistic works doesn’t apply to the associated ads (?). Callahan v.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 05- February 11)

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Case Summaries Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing v. 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. Frankfinn Aviation Services (Pvt.)

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 28 – July 4)

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In this post , we informed our readers about a free online course on intellectual property starting on 1st July 2021. Shri Mahaveer Jain Industries , noted the defendant’s acknowledgment of the proprietary rights of the plaintiff in its distinctive original artistic work i.e., ‘Elle 18 face’ used in relation to the plaintiff’s nail polishes.