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State Farm’s Nod to Nostalgia Sparks Copyright Clash With Atari

Copyright Lately

Video game publisher Atari Interactive has launched a copyright infringement lawsuit against State Farm, claiming that the insurer improperly appropriated artwork from Atari’s 1983 arcade game “Crystal Castles” for an advertising campaign as part of a “cynical plot” to resonate with fickle millennial and Gen Z consumers.

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Deadly Dolls and a Forgotten Copyright Exception

Copyright Lately

One of Deadly Doll’s popular designs is a cartoon image of a bikini-clad pin-up girl holding a skull: Deadly Doll’s original artwork. Deadly Doll has applied versions of its artwork to various products, including tops and sweatpants: Deadly Doll’s artwork as reproduced on useful articles. 17 U.S.C. §

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

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Finally, it points out Viacom is the owner of three valid trademark registrations for the KRUSTY KRAB mark and 400 copyright registrations covering “creative aspects of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise,” including episodes from the animated television series, movies, drawings, and stylebooks featuring artwork from the franchise.

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Chanel reseller can't get summary judgment on whether it talked too much about Chanel

43(B)log

28, 2022) Chanel sued What Goes Around Comes Around (WGACA), alleging trademark infringement, false advertising, false association/endorsement, and related NY GBL claims for deceptive/unfair trade practices and false advertising. Until 2017, it also used the hashtag #WGACACHANEL in its social media posts.

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

LexBlog IP

NFTs are unique tokens based on blockchain technology and used as digital assets. NFTs can be based on three-dimensional items or artwork, or can be purely digital creations—for example, a collectable digital sneaker or a token used in a videogame.

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

IP Tech Blog

NFTs are unique tokens based on blockchain technology and used as digital assets. NFTs can be based on three-dimensional items or artwork, or can be purely digital creations—for example, a collectable digital sneaker or a token used in a videogame.

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NFT Update:  5 Recent Lawsuits Show a Glimpse into Future Legal Battles Involving NFTs 

LexBlog IP

26] The defendants denied many of the allegations in the complaint, and asserted several affirmative defenses, including that the NFTs fell under the fair use exception to the Copyright Act. [27] On March 2, 2022, Hermès filed an Amended Complaint.