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Modern monarchy and the media: Duchess of Sussex wins historic privacy case against the British tabloids

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The Court found no basis in law or fact for either of these arguments, finding instead that the electronic draft of the Letter “… would inevitably be held to be the product of intellectual creativity sufficient to render it original in the relevant sense and to confer copyright on its author or authors ”. [10]. 18] See [66]. [19]

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Section 1052(c) of the Lanham Act: A First Amendment-Free Zone?

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For example, the PTO denied registration under Section 1052(c) to ROYAL KATE as applied to watches, cufflinks, jewelry, and other luxury products based solely on the determination that “ROYAL KATE identifies Kate Middleton whose identity is renowned.” [2] 29] But these are mere dissents, not the law.